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Ashton Hagans Named SEC Freshman of the Week for Second Time

Kentucky’s Ashton Hagans has been named SEC Freshman of the Week for the second time this season.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Freshman Ashton Hagans did a little bit of everything for the Kentucky men’s basketball team in two victories last week. He led the team in scoring, set a program record for a stretch of stellar defense and kept his teammates involved while running the offense. For these efforts, he was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week for the second time this season.

Hagans has flourished offensively since ramping up his defensive energy.