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2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 31
Deja Cage
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Prev school:
- Morgan Park
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
Bio
AWARDS & HONORS
• Big East All-Academic Team
• Shirley Becker Academic Award
2020-21 (r-SENIOR)
• 4th in C-USA and 53rd nationally for 3-pointers made (56)
• 9th in C-USA for 3-PT FGs per game (2.2)
• Connected for 3-plus 3-pointers in nine games
• Hit game-winner vs. FAU (1/2) with nine-tenths of a second remaining
• HIt go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:24 remaining to lead comeback win vs. ODU (2/27) on Senior Day; tallied 17 points
• Career-high nine rebounds vs. FAU (1/2); tied career hi at WKU (1/23)
• Made Lady Raider debut in opener vs. Belmont
• Made first Lady Raider start vs. Tulane
• Career highs for points (24), FGs (8), 3-point FGs (7) and tied career hi for rebounds (7) vs. Troy
• Seven 3-pointers vs. Troy 11th on the MT single-game list and 4th most in a game at Murphy Center
• Poured in 22 points on the strength of four 3-pointers vs. Lipscomb, adding six rebounds and four assists in 40 minutes of action
2019-20 (r-JUNIOR, OLE MISS)
• Played in 29 games, making 21 starts
• Led Ole Miss in scoring (12.9) and 3-point field goals per game (2.3)
• Averaged 3.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists per game
• Scored career-high 30 points vs. LA Tech
• Career-high eight rebounds at Texas A&M
• Career-high six 3-pointers at Tennessee
• Scored double-figure points 19 times
• Eleven of 19 double-figure scoring games came against SEC competition including 19 or more against Missouri (19), Mississippi State (19), LSU (20), Tennessee (22) and Florida (23)
• Led Ole Miss in scoring 14 times, rebounding four times and in assists five times
2018-19 (JUNIOR)
Redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules
2017-18 (SOPHOMORE, DEPAUL)
• Set career highs with 15 points and six field goals against Loyola
• Scored 11 points in 14 minutes against Seton Hall
• Had 10 points and four assists in career-high 20 minutes at Northwestern
2016-17 (FRESHMAN, DEPAUL)
• Played in 25 games averaging six minutes per game
• Scored a season-high 13 points against Appalachian State in collegiate debut playing a season-high 19 minutes
• Finished with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Loyola
• Eight points and three rebounds vs. Seton Hall
HIGH SCHOOL
• Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN with a grade of 89 as the No. 65 guard nationally
• Played senior season at Morgan Park and her first three years at Fenwick
• Helped Morgan Park to the program's first-ever appearance in the IHSA State Tournament, where it fell to eventual champions, Morton, in the semifinals of the 3A bracket
• At Morgan Park, averaged 20.5 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals per game
• Named an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) First-Team All-State selection
• First-Team Daily Southtown
• Chicago Public League All-Conference selection
• Associated Press All-State Honorable-Mention
• Chicago-Tribune All-State Third-Team selection
• Honor student
Personal
• Born June 3, 1998
• Mother: Donna Jones
• Has one brother, Steven Cage
• Majoring in criminal justice
• Big East All-Academic Team
• Shirley Becker Academic Award
2020-21 (r-SENIOR)
• 4th in C-USA and 53rd nationally for 3-pointers made (56)
• 9th in C-USA for 3-PT FGs per game (2.2)
• Connected for 3-plus 3-pointers in nine games
• Hit game-winner vs. FAU (1/2) with nine-tenths of a second remaining
• HIt go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:24 remaining to lead comeback win vs. ODU (2/27) on Senior Day; tallied 17 points
• Career-high nine rebounds vs. FAU (1/2); tied career hi at WKU (1/23)
• Made Lady Raider debut in opener vs. Belmont
• Made first Lady Raider start vs. Tulane
• Career highs for points (24), FGs (8), 3-point FGs (7) and tied career hi for rebounds (7) vs. Troy
• Seven 3-pointers vs. Troy 11th on the MT single-game list and 4th most in a game at Murphy Center
• Poured in 22 points on the strength of four 3-pointers vs. Lipscomb, adding six rebounds and four assists in 40 minutes of action
2019-20 (r-JUNIOR, OLE MISS)
• Played in 29 games, making 21 starts
• Led Ole Miss in scoring (12.9) and 3-point field goals per game (2.3)
• Averaged 3.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists per game
• Scored career-high 30 points vs. LA Tech
• Career-high eight rebounds at Texas A&M
• Career-high six 3-pointers at Tennessee
• Scored double-figure points 19 times
• Eleven of 19 double-figure scoring games came against SEC competition including 19 or more against Missouri (19), Mississippi State (19), LSU (20), Tennessee (22) and Florida (23)
• Led Ole Miss in scoring 14 times, rebounding four times and in assists five times
2018-19 (JUNIOR)
Redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules
2017-18 (SOPHOMORE, DEPAUL)
• Set career highs with 15 points and six field goals against Loyola
• Scored 11 points in 14 minutes against Seton Hall
• Had 10 points and four assists in career-high 20 minutes at Northwestern
2016-17 (FRESHMAN, DEPAUL)
• Played in 25 games averaging six minutes per game
• Scored a season-high 13 points against Appalachian State in collegiate debut playing a season-high 19 minutes
• Finished with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Loyola
• Eight points and three rebounds vs. Seton Hall
HIGH SCHOOL
• Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN with a grade of 89 as the No. 65 guard nationally
• Played senior season at Morgan Park and her first three years at Fenwick
• Helped Morgan Park to the program's first-ever appearance in the IHSA State Tournament, where it fell to eventual champions, Morton, in the semifinals of the 3A bracket
• At Morgan Park, averaged 20.5 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals per game
• Named an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) First-Team All-State selection
• First-Team Daily Southtown
• Chicago Public League All-Conference selection
• Associated Press All-State Honorable-Mention
• Chicago-Tribune All-State Third-Team selection
• Honor student
Personal
• Born June 3, 1998
• Mother: Donna Jones
• Has one brother, Steven Cage
• Majoring in criminal justice
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Rick Insell Conference USA Hall of Fame Announcement
Wednesday, July 09
2025 Blue Raider Blitz Media Panel
Thursday, July 03
MTSU Women's Basketball Coach Rick Insell interview at 2025 Blue Raider Blitz
Monday, June 30
