Free agent | |
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Position | Point guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Cartersville, Georgia, U.S. | July 8, 1999
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Newton (Covington, Georgia) |
College | Kentucky (2018–2020) |
NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–2021 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
2021–2022 | Raptors 905 |
2022 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2022–2023 | Greensboro Swarm |
2023–2024 | Rip City Remix |
2024 | Portland Trail Blazers |
2024 | →Rip City Remix |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Ashton Dewayne Hagans (born July 8, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
Hagans attended Newton High School in Covington, Georgia where he averaged 20.2 points, 10.7 assists, 7.6 rebounds and 3.6 steals per game as a junior. He earned Mr. Basketball in Georgia as well as the Gatorade Georgia Player of the Year honors. [1]
Hagans originally committed to Georgia on December 27, 2017. Hagans later decommitted from Georgia on February 26, 2018. [2] On April 10, 2018, Hagans committed to play for Kentucky. [3]
On June 15, 2018, Hagans reclassified to the 2018 class, allowing him to enroll at Kentucky. [4]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Ashton Hagans PG | Cartersville, GA | Newton (GA) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 10, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 13 247Sports: 12 ESPN: 20 | ||||||
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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. [5] On January 15, 2018, he scored 23 points in a 69–49 win over his former committed team, the Georgia Bulldogs. [6] 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. [7]
Hagans suffered an ankle injury in a 71–59 win over Missouri on January 4, 2020. [8] He missed a game against Florida on March 7 for personal reasons. [9] At the conclusion of the regular season, Hagans was named to the SEC All-Defensive Team. [10] He averaged 11.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.9 steals per game. [11] Following the season, Hagans declared for the 2020 NBA draft. [12]
After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Hagans signed a two-way contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. [13] Hagans played two minutes in two games without recording any statistics. On February 13, 2021, the Minnesota Timberwolves waived Hagans for violating NBA G League COVID protocols. [14]
Hagans was expected to join the Toronto Raptors in 2021 NBA Summer League but was injured. [15] He was signed by the Raptors on October 16, 2021, but was waived to join the Raptors 905. [16]
On November 18, 2022, Hagans signed with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants after David Stockton entered health & safety protocols. He was waived 4 days later after appearing in 1 game. He then signed with the Greensboro Swarm, and in his first game with the team, posted a triple-double that included 22 assists, tied for the second-most in G League history. [17]
On October 1, 2023, Hagans signed with the Portland Trail Blazers, but was waived the same day. [18] On October 30, he joined the Rip City Remix. [19]
On February 8, 2024, Hagans signed a 10-day contract with the Portland Trail Blazers [20] and on February 18, he returned to the Remix. [21] On February 23, he signed a two-way contract with the Trail Blazers. [22]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020–21 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
2023–24 | Portland | 19 | 1 | 16.6 | .408 | .320 | .824 | 2.4 | 2.8 | .6 | .5 | 4.2 |
Career | 21 | 1 | 15.2 | .408 | .320 | .824 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .5 | .4 | 3.8 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Kentucky | 37 | 30 | 28.5 | .467 | .275 | .761 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 1.6 | .1 | 7.7 |
2019–20 | Kentucky | 30 | 29 | 33.1 | .404 | .258 | .810 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 1.9 | .2 | 11.5 |
Career | 67 | 59 | 30.6 | .432 | .265 | .791 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.8 | .1 | 9.4 |
Hagans is the cousin of former NFL running back Ronnie Brown and former NBA player Trey Thompkins. [23]
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