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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 10-18-2018, 10:37 AM:

In Georgia, there was a 11-year-old basketball player watching Walker will the Huskies to 11 consecutive wins from the No. 9 seed in the Big East Tournament to eventual national champions. Now Ashton Hagans will look to apply some of the lessons he learned watching Walker to his own college career as a freshman point guard at UK.

“I just fell in love with his game when I was young and that’s who I was watching like daily,” Hagans said. “… I just love the passion he left on the court. He had attitude at some points, but he just left everything out on the court and he wanted to compete.”

For Hagans, the passion and competitiveness he saw from Walker have manifested in a different playing style.

Walker’s biggest contributions came on offense, averaging 23.5 points and 4.5 assists per game in his final season at UConn. At least early in his freshman season, Hagans’ biggest impact figures to come on defense and as a pass-first point guard.

For Hagans, the passion and competitiveness he saw from Walker have manifested in a different playing style.

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