College Sports

Watch Kentucky’s Ashton Hagans’ ankle-breaker move on Wofford player in NCAA tourney

A simple spin move turned into an ankle-breaker that had college basketball fans taking note on social media.

Kentucky’s Ashton Hagans spun away from Wofford’s Storm Murphy, who stumbled to maintain his balance as he fell on the court in Saturday’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament second-round game of the Midwest region in Jacksonville, Florida.

Here’s a couple looks at the move:

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And here’s some Twitter reaction:

This story was originally published March 23, 2019 at 3:57 PM with the headline "Watch Kentucky’s Ashton Hagans’ ankle-breaker move on Wofford player in NCAA tourney."

Jason Dill
Bradenton Herald
Jason Dill is a sports reporter for the Bradenton Herald. He’s won Florida Press Club awards since joining in 2010. He currently covers restaurant, development and other business stories for the Herald. 
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