Kentucky Hit With NCAA Violation Because of Drake

Earlier this year, we learned that University of Kentucky basketball was forced to self-report an NCAA violation because Wildcat superfan Drake granted one of UK's players backstage access at one of his shows.

At the time, it was speculated that the player was star guard Tyler Ulis, who posted a picture of himself with Drake after Drizzy played a show in Chicago.

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A photo posted by Tyler Ulis (@tulis3) on May 30, 2015 at 2:47pm PDT

SEC County has just confirmed that information in their list of all the violations the UK athletic program accumulated in 2015-2016.

Level III (non-suspension) violation: A violation of “preferential treatment” occurred when a UK player attended a Drake concert after-party and a member of the famous rapper’s management team recognized the player and invited him back to say hello. UK compliance discovered it after the athlete – whose name is redacted – posted a photo on social media. Tyler Ulis, UK’s started point guard at the time, posted a photo with Drake on Instagram the night of the concert, May 29, 2015, in his hometown of Chicago.

In 2014, Drake cost UK basketball another Level III violation for posing for a photo with a potential recruit