Wall posted one on November 21, 2009. On January 5, Ulis posted his third straight 20-point performance with a career-high 23 points in a loss against the Ben Simmons-led LSU Tigers. On January 13, Ulis was among the 25 players included in the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List. On January 21, Ulis went 14–15 from the free throw line and 2–3 on three-point shots to post 24 against Arkansas. Ulis was named to the January 25, 20-man Oscar Robertson Trophy midseason watch list. On January 30, Ulis posted a career-high 26 points and 8 assists against #4-ranked Kansas, but Kentucky lost in overtime. On February 1, Ulis was named one of 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. Entering play on February 13, Kentucky and South Carolina were tied atop of the 2015–16 Southeastern Conference standings. In a game between the two, Ulis posted new career highs with 27 points and 12 assists, leading the team to an 89–62 victory, after coach Calipari was ejected early. He was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy on February 11. Ulis was included in the Wooden Award Late season Top 20 Watch List on February 12. On February 15, Ulis earned SEC Player of the Week honors again. On February 29, Ulis was among the 11 finalists for the Robertson Trophy. On March 5, Ulis closed out the regular season with a career-high 14 assists and 14 points against the LSU Tigers. Following the 2015–16 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season, Ulis was named the SEC Player of the Year by both SEC head coaches and the Associated Press, and was also named by the coaches as SEC Defensive Player of the Year (the AP does not select this award, or an SEC all-defensive team). He placed on both voting bodies' All-Conference first teams, and was named to the coaches' All-SEC defensive team. He was the second player (after Anthony Davis) to earn both the SEC Player of the Year and SEC Defensive Player of the Year honors in the same season. Ulis earned broad 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans recognition. He was a first team selection by USA Today, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports, Associated Press, CBS Sports, and Sporting News; He was a second team selection by the USBWA and NABC. Ulis was named one of four finalists for