Will Tyler Ulis Be A McDonald's All-American???

Tyler Ulis of Marian Catholic(Chicago Heights) will sign his Letter Of Intent to the University Of Kentucky next week during the Fall Signing Period. His team will be a contender for the Illinois Class 4A State Title this winter. He will be in the Mr Basketball race along with Jahlil Okafor of Whitney Young(Chicago), Cliff Alexander of Curie (Chicago), and Keita Bates-Diop of University High(Normal). He's 5 foot 8 in a half 150 pound point guard. The question is will he be a McDonald's All-American? It is no doubt an uphill climb for him for a number of reasons. Looking at the National Rankings of players Ulis is ranked #33 by ESPN and Rivals, plus Scout has him #29. So with these rankings he has a chance since 24 players are picked by the McDonald's All-American committee. Tyler Ulis has two big problems, 1) He would be the shortest McDonald's All-American ever, to date the shortest one is Jacque Vaughn of Pasadena,California (Muir) and Kansas University who is 6 foot 1, and 2) Illinois has 3 players ahead of him Nationally on the list, (Okafor,Alexander, and Bates-Diop). Illinois has never had more than 3 McDonald's All-American in a year which was 1998 with Quentin Richardson of Whitney Young(Chicago), Corey Maggette of Fenwick(Oak Park), and Frank Williams of Manual(Peoria). Last season the State of Texas had 5 McDonald's All-Americans but it is such a big state. Now what Tyler Ulis has going for him is he's going to Kentucky which will help him as far as publicity goes. Also his talent for his size is unprecedented in the State of Illinois or anywhere. He's a very good three point shooter, can get where he wants on the court, protects the ball very well, and has great vision to find teammates with on time passes. So he has the talent and the moxie to make history, but will he? I think for him to do it his Marian Catholic team will have to have a special season and Ulis will have to average about 25 points and 8 assists a game to make it happen. I for one have seen him play and believe he can make it happen but this to me will be the most interesting thing to watch this high school season. I would suggest to anyone if you can get out to see Tyler Ulis play I would recommend it as he is entertaining to watch. PS the last short player I saw in high school that could have made McDonald's All-American in this state was Ryan Boatright 6'0" from East Aurora(Aurora) and University of Connecticut. That's it folks, God Bless and Peace To The Creatures, also WELCOME TO BIG BLUE NATION TYLER ULIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here's a couple of highlights of Tyler Ulis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97vdK2dhEck       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwyQadf1Cew ADDENDUM- JAI LUCAS AT 5'10" WAS THE SHORTEST MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICAN BUT ULIS WOULD STILL BE THE SHORTEST IF HE MAKES IT!!!!!