When Kentucky plays Vanderbilt on Saturday night, the always all-important point guard matchup appears to have a David-and-Goliath quality. And David does not have a slingshot.
Nineteen steals in the last four games shows how effective UK point guard Ashton Hagans has been in disrupting opponents.
“You know, just playing my game,” he said of this average of 4.8 steals per game (which, if maintained, would almost double Rajon Rondo’s record of 2.6 steals in 2004-05).
When asked about Hagans’ 19 steals, assistant coach Joel Justus said, “That’s the guy you want on your team. .