Michael Cage

Michael Cage

No. 44, 4, 45
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Date of birth	January 28, 1962 (1962-01-28) (age 49)
Place of birth	West Memphis, Arkansas
Nationality	American
High school	West Memphis
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College	San Diego State (1980–1984)
NBA Draft	1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Pro career	1984–2000
Career history
1984–1988	Los Angeles Clippers
1988–1994	Seattle SuperSonics
1994–1996	Cleveland Cavaliers
1996–1997	Philadelphia 76ers
1997–2000	New Jersey Nets
Career highlights and awards
2× WAC Player of the Year (1983–1984) Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1984)
Career NBA statistics
Points	8,278 (7.3 ppg)
Rebounds	8,646 (7.6 rpg)
Steals	1,050 (0.9 spg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Competitor for  United States Basketball Pan American Games Gold 1983 Caracas Team competition

Michael Jerome Cage (born January 28, 1962 in West Memphis, Arkansas) is a retired American NBA basketball player.

A 6'9" power forward/center from San Diego State, he is the Aztec's all-time rebounding leader and second leading scorer as of 2011.^[1] Cage was the 14th pick of the 1984 NBA Draft. He played 15 NBA seasons (1984–2000) with five teams: the Los Angeles Clippers, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the New Jersey Nets.

One highlight of his career was in 1988 when, as a member of the Clippers, he led the league in rebounding with 13.0 per game. He was on a personal duel with Charles Oakley, who was playing with the Chicago Bulls at the time. Cage needed to register 28 rebounds in his final game to beat out Oakley for the rebounding title. He ended up grabbing 30.

During his career, Cage earned the nicknames "John Shaft" and "Windexman" (as in "cleaning the glass") for his rebounding prowess and hard work on defense.

He holds career averages of 7.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.

Cage resides in Southern California with his wife Jodi. He has three children, Alexis, Michael Jr, and Sydney. As a retired man, he enjoys officiating soccer games and watching his own kids play. He also has recently been inducted into the Arkansas hall of fame.

Trivia

• One of Cage's teammates during his freshman season at San Diego State was future Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn^{[citation needed]}
• Cage was the color analyist for several USC and Clipper games.
• Cage writes a basketball blog for prosportsdaily.com
• His oldest daughter Alexis has committed to play volleyball for the University of Washington.^[2]

See also

• List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders
• List of National Basketball Association players with most rebounds in a game

References

1. ^ Canepa, Nick (February 25, 2011). "According to Cage, SDSU a strong enough ‘team’ to conquer Jimmer". The San Diego Union-Tribune. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/feb/25/according-cage-sdsu-strong-enough-team-conquer-jim/. Retrieved February 26, 2011. 
2. ^ http://www.tstreetvolleyball.com/16troy.html

External links

• Michael Cage at Basketball-Reference.com
• Official Website
• Michael Cage's Blogs

Persondata
Name	Cage, Michael
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	January 28, 1962
Place of birth	West Memphis, Arkansas
Date of death
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