There was a time when Kentucky basketball fans revered Ashton Hagans. He averaged 11.5 points, 6.4 assists, and 1.9 steals per game during the season which would eventually end in the cancellation of the NCAA tournament. Hagans made a name for himself as the team’s defensive stopper, a constant pest set out to riddle the opposing team’s point guard and make every dribble way more difficult than it should be, and he did a fine good job of it.
He departed Kentucky on less-than-great terms but did so to pursue his NBA dreams. Aside from a cup of coffee with the Minnesota Timberwolves, those dreams have been primarily relegated to the G League.