The Georgia native Ashton Hagans scored 23 points in front of a hostile crowd in Athens to lead Kentucky to a 69-49 victory. Jan. 15, 2019 Gentry Estes, Louisville Courier Journal
ATHENS, Ga. – Yes, they still remember Ashton Hagans in his home state of Georgia.
And Kentucky's freshman guard made sure Tuesday night they won't soon forget.
Facing a hostile student section at Georgia, the school to which he had once committed, Hagans thrived. He scored a career-high 23 points, leading the 14th-ranked Wildcats to a 69-49 victory over the Bulldogs.
Hagans' storyline made him an obvious hero for Kentucky (13-3, 3-1 SEC), but he wasn't the only one on a night where the team's leading scorer, Keldon Johnson, struggled to get going and didn't score.