5-Star PG Ashton Hagans Decommits from Georgia; Will Remain in Class of 2019

Highly regarded point guard prospect Ashton Hagans is no longer part of the Georgia Bulldogs' recruiting class and will remain a recruit in the class of 2019. 

The Game Elite 2019 coach Chris Williams said as much on Twitter, explaining Hagans did decommit from the Bulldogs but will not reclassify to 2018. This comes after Jeff Borzello of ESPN.com reported the point guard planned on reclassifying earlier Monday.

"Just opening his options to see how everything plays over the next few weeks," Williams said when explaining Hagans' decision to open up his recruitment, per Borzello.

Hagans is a 5-star prospect, per 247Sports, and the No. 8 overall player, No. 1 point guard and No. 1 player from the state of Georgia in the 2019 class.

Hagans committed to Georgia in December, but Borzello noted head coach Mark Fox may be facing job security issues as the Bulldogs struggle through another mediocre season—his ninth at the helm. They are just 16-12 overall and 7-9 in SEC play and have made the NCAA tournament just twice in Fox's tenure.

According to Evan Daniels of 247Sports, Hagans picked Georgia over the likes of Kentucky, Florida State, Georgia Tech and Tennessee when he initially committed.

Since he is not reclassifying to the 2018 class, any interested programs, including those ones, figure to have some additional time to recruit him.