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  Gary Cage

Gary Cage

Player Profile

Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.

High School:
Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 190

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
07/29/1987

Experience:
3 letter

Gary Cage Photo Gallery

At Tech

> Non-scholarship guard who played three years ... First made the team for the 2005-06 season, did not make the team the next year, then re-joined the Jackets for a two-year stint ... Wore No. 10 during the 2005-06 season, then switched to No. 24 when he returned for the 2007-08 season.

2008-09

> Saw his role in practice and potential minutes in games increase in the absence of D'Andre Bell and Lewis Clinch early in the 2008-09 season.

> Played in seven games 2008-09, including two brief appearances in ACC games (Clemson on Jan. 25 and Virginia Tech on Feb. 11).

> Played his most extended minutes (career-high 14) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the absence of Moe Miller, scoring five points with two assists ... Hit his first career three-point field goal in that game.

> Played seven minutes in Tech's exhibition game against LeMoyne and five minutes (1 assist, 1 steal) against Winston-Salem State.

2007-08

> Saw his only action of the season Dec. 22 vs. Centenary, but did not score ... Nursed a knee injury which limited him in practice at times.

2005-06

> Played in two games as a freshman in 2005-06, also after making the team through an open tryout ... Did not score.

High School

> Lettered three years for coach Courtney Brooks at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, where he was a teammate of NBA player Dwight Howard and Tech signee Javaris Crittenton ... His team won the GHSA class A state championship in 2004 and made the state finals in 2005.

> Also lettered one year in track in the 800 meters.

> Was salutatorian of his graduating class, a member of the National Honor Society, vice-president of the Senior Beta Club and treasurer of the Future Business Leaders of America.

Personal

> Full name is Gary Barnett Cage, Jr. ... Born July 29, 1987 in Atlanta ... Son of Gary, Sr., and Dona Cage ... Majoring in Management.


Cage's Career Statistics

Minutes Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds
Year gp-gs min avg fg fga pct fg fga pct ft fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast t/o blk stl pts avg
2005-06 2-0 2 1.0 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0
2007-08 1-0 5 5.0 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
2008-09 7-0 26 3.7 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 2 3 .667 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 2 0 1 5 0.7
TOTAL 10-0 33 3.3 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 2 3 .667 0 1 1 0.1 0 0 5 3 0 1 5 0.5


Cage in ACC Games

Minutes Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds
Year gp-gs min avg fg fga pct fg fga pct ft fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast t/o blk stl pts avg
2005-06
2007-08
2008-09 2-0 1 0.5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 2-0 1 0.5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0


Cage Game-by-Game

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| 2005-06 Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JACKSONVILLE 12/22/05 1 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 12/31/05 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0

Totals......................... 0 2 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| 2007-08 Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTENARY 12/22/07 5 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0

Totals......................... 0 5 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| 2008-09 Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINSTON-SALEM STATE 11/14/08 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.0 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/25/08 14 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 2.5 GEORGIA STATE 12/17/08 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.7 at Pepperdine 12/20/08 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 at USC 12/22/08 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 at Clemson 1/25/09 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 NC STATE 2/14/09 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.7

Totals......................... 0 26 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 2 0 1 5 0.7

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