Tyler Ulis met with young fan who cried when he declared for draft

Tyler Ulis met with a 7-year-old fan who was brought to tears when he decided to enter the NBA draft.

Tyler Ulis decided to end his career as a Kentucky Wildcat after just two seasons to test his skills out in the NBA, a move that left one of his biggest fans, 7-year-old Ella Anderson, in tears at the prospect of not seeing the guard on the court anymore.

Ella was a lot cheerier on Tuesday though, as she put on her best Kentucky blue outfit to meet Ulis himself before he headed off to professional stardom.

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This season Wildcats coach John Calipari has encouraged all of his scholarship players to take advantage of new NBA rules that allow players to attend the combine before making a final decision on leaving college for the pros.

– Brendan Maloy