Ashton Hagans

Ashton Hagans (born July 8, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Ashton Hagans
No. 0 Kentucky Wildcats
PositionPoint guard
LeagueSoutheastern Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-07-08) July 8, 1999
Cartersville, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High schoolNewton
(Covington, Georgia)
CollegeKentucky (2018–2020)
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Hagans attended Newton High School where he averaged 20.2 points, 7.6 assists, and 3.6 steals.

Hagans originally committed to Georgia on December 27, 2017. Hagans later decommitted from Georgia on February 26, 2018.[1] On April 10, 2018, Hagans committed to play for Kentucky.[2]

On June 15, 2018, Hagans reclassified to the 2018 class, allowing him to enroll at Kentucky.[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ashton Hagans
PG
Covington, GA Newton (GA) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 10, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 13  247Sports: 12  ESPN: 20
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Kentucky 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  • "2018 Kentucky Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

    College career

    Hagans made his preseason debut for Kentucky on August 8, 2018, in an 85–61 win over the Bahamas National Team, scoring 6 points, collecting 5 rebounds, and 3 steals.[4] On January 15, 2018, he scored 23 points in a 69–49 win over his former committed team, the Georgia Bulldogs.[5] Hagans started the final 29 games of his freshman season and averaged 7.7 points, 4.3 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game. His 61 steals was the third highest by a freshman in program history behind John Wall (66) and Rajon Rondo (87). He was named SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year.[6]

    Hagans suffered an ankle injury in a 71–59 win over Missouri on January 4, 2020.[7] He missed a game against Florida on March 7 due to personal reasons.[8] At the conclusion of the regular season, Hagans was named to the SEC All-Defensive Team.[9] He averaged 11.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.9 steals per game.[10] Following the season, Hagans declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[11]

    Career statistics

    Legend
      GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
     FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
     RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
     BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

    College

    Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
    2018–19 Kentucky 373028.5.467.275.7612.64.31.6.17.7
    2019–20 Kentucky 302933.1.404.258.8103.96.41.9.211.5
    Career 675930.6.432.265.7913.25.21.8.19.4

    Personal life

    Hagans is the cousin of former NFL running back Ronnie Brown and a former NBA player Trey Thompkins.[12] One of Hagans’ best friends is Clemson starting quarterback Trevor Lawrence.[13]

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    References

    1. Borzello, Jeff (February 26, 2018). "Ashton Hagans decommits from Georgia, AAU coach says". ESPN. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
    2. Newport, Kyle (April 10, 2018). "5-Star PG Ashton Hagans Commits to Kentucky After Decommitting from Georgia". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
    3. Parrish, Gary (June 15, 2018). "Kentucky lands five-star point guard next season as Ashton Hagans reclassifies to Class of 2018, will enroll at UK". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
    4. Thompson, Tyler (August 9, 2018). "Ashton Hagans on his "amazing" first game as a Wildcat". Kentucky Sports Radio. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
    5. Estes, Gentry (January 15, 2019). "Three takeaways from Kentucky basketball's win over Georgia". The Courier Journal. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
    6. Crawford, Brad (June 29, 2019). "Look: Kentucky guard Ashton Hagans added serious muscle". 247Sports. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
    7. Fisher, Chris (January 4, 2020). "Calipari updates status of Ashton Hagans". 247Sports. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
    8. Borzello, Jeff (March 7, 2020). "Kentucky's Ashton Hagans out for personal reasons". ESPN. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
    9. "SEC announces 2020 Men's Basketball Awards" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
    10. Fisher, Chris (March 17, 2020). "Ashton Hagans working out with Tyler Herro". 247 Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
    11. "Kentucky guard Ashton Hagans declares for NBA draft". ESPN. April 5, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
    12. https://ukathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6787
    13. Hale, Jon (December 4, 2018). "Ashton Hagans brings connection to college football playoff, Clemson QB". The Courier Journal. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
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