NEWTON COUNTY – Newton basketball legend Ashton Hagans is returning to the NBA G-League.
On Monday, Hagans told The Covington News that he has signed with the Rip City Remix, the official developmental team of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers. The move comes nearly two months after he was granted his release from the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League in Australia for personal reasons.
🚨 Ashton Hagans has signed with the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League, he told @CovNewsSports today.
— Evan Newton (@_evannewton_) October 27, 2025
Hagans previously played for the Remix in 2023-24, where he was eventually signed to a two-way contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. pic.twitter.com/PHmjVgsRTb
Hagans is no stranger to the Remix, as he previously spent the majority of the 2023-24 G-League season with them. In 20 games, he averaged 16.1 points, 9.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game.
The Newton alum’s production with the Remix earned him a two-way contract, where he was able to spend time with both the Remix and the Trail Blazers. In 19 appearances with the Trail Blazers, Hagans averaged 4.2 points, 2.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds, with one start.
Hagans has become a seasoned professional after his storied high school career at Newton.
The 2018 Mr. Georgia Basketball winner spent two seasons at Kentucky under legendary head coach John Calipari. Hagans then joined the Minnesota Timberwolves after going undrafted in 2020, where he signed a two-way contract that allowed him to play with the G-League affiliate Iowa Wolves.
Hagans has also played for the Raptors 905, Fort Wayne Mad Ants and the Greensboro Swarm.
In addition to his time in the G-League, Hagans has also spent time overseas. He played for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2024, where in 43 games he averaged 7.6 points, 6.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds.
