Ashton Hagans has been named one of the four finalists for Naismith Defensive Player of the Year.
The release from UK Athletics is below:
ATLANTA – Kentucky men’s basketball sophomore guard Ashton Hagans is one of four finalists for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award.
The winner will be announced April 1 by the Atlanta Tipoff Club and will be honored with a ceremony at a later date.
Hagans, a 2020 Southeastern Conference All-Defensive performer and the 2019 SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, made it to the semifinalist round of cuts last season but did not make the list of finalists during his freshman season.