During the 2018-19 season, Kentucky’s Ashton Hagans was projected as a first-round pick on just about everyone’s NBA Draft Board, earning high praise from head coach John Calipari, who knows a thing or two about talented point guards.
“I believe how he defends and rebounds, he’s the best point guard in the country. That’s what I believe,” said Calipari after watching Hagans score 23 points in a road win at Georgia on January 15, 2019. “This kid can play every position, blow up pick and rolls, blow up dribble handoffs...good player, he can guard and offensively, he’s getting better.