Ahron Ulis Season 2024-25

2024-25 (Senior)
• Shares point guard duties and averages 3.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game while posting a 3.2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio 
• Dished out a career-high 10 assists - the most by a Husker since March 1, 2022 - along with three points, four boards and two steals at Maryland
• Had two points, two rebounds and a steal in six minutes off the bench against Rutgers
• Finished with six points on 3-of-4 shooting at No. 20 Purdue
• Returned to action against No. 15 UCLA, scoring two points and an assist in nine minutes vs. UCLA, his first action since Dec. 13
• Had three points, two assists and two rebounds in 17 minutes in the win over Indiana
• Tied for the team high with three assists in 14 minutes at Michigan State
• Reached double figures for the first time as a Husker against North Florida with 10 points, three assists and two steals
• Hit a halfcourt buzzer beater and added two boards and a steal in the win over South Dakota
• Had two points and a steal in 11 minutes against No. 14 Creighton
• Dished out two assists and had three rebounds in 14 minutes against Saint Mary’s
• Made a significant impact in NU’s win over FDU with eight points, three assists and three boards in 20 minutes off the bench
• Provided a spark with five points, five rebounds and an assist in 17 minutes against Bethune-Cookman

2023-24 (Junior)
Ahron Ulis did not play in 2023-24. He earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship team for his work in the Lincoln community. 

Before Nebraska
Ulis spent three seasons at Iowa, helping the Hawkeyes to three-straight NCAA Tournaments before transferring to Nebraska in May of 2023. 

He started 27 games in 2022-23, averaging 6.1 points, 2.1 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game. Ulis had a career-high 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting at Michigan State, which was one of five double-figure efforts that season. Over a three-game stretch against Ohio State, Michigan State and Rutgers in late January of 2023, Ulis averaged 15.0 points per game on 60.7 shooting. He also had 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting against TCU. Ulis also dished out a season-high five assists without a turnover in 22 minutes against Georgia Tech. 

Ulis played a significant role in the Hawkeyes' Big Ten Tournament championship team in 2021-22. He averaged 3.1 points and 2.1 assists while his 73 assists ranked second on the team. He shared the team's Top Playmaker Award. He posted a pair of double-figure efforts and had seven games with at least four assists, including a career-high eight assists against Western Michigan and seven assists without a turnover in 24 minutes against Illinois. He appeared in 17 games as a true freshman in 2020-21 and dished out a season-high four assists against Rutgers, Nebraska and Oregon in the NCAA Tournament. 

At Marian Catholic, Ulis was a two-time East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) Player of the Year and was named to the AP All-State Class 4A First Team as a senior, as he averaged 20.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. He led Marian Catholic to 78 wins in his final three seasons as starting point guard, including 27 victories as a junior, the third most in school history, and totaled over 1,500 points to rank second on the school's all-time scoring list. Ulis led Marian Catholic to its first third-place finish at the Illinois 3A state championship, as well as sectional and super-sectional championships in 2019. He played two summers on Nike Meanstreets AAU and played in the Peach Jam in 2018 and 2019. 

Personal
The son of James and Leslye Ulis, Ahron was born on Oct. 4, 2001 in Chicago, Illinois. He has three siblings (Tyler, Jay and Anton Porter). Ahron majors in human development and family science at Nebraska. His older brother (Tyler) played two seasons at Kentucky and was a consensus All-American in 2016. Tyler Ulis was the No. 34 overall pick by the Phoenix Suns in the 2016 NBA Draft and played three seasons with the Suns and Chicago Bulls.