Cassie Hager Explained

Cassie Hager
Position:Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Birth Date:1984 1, mf=yes
Birth Place:Perry, Iowa, U.S.
High School:Perry
(Perry, Iowa)
College:Northern Iowa (2002–2006)
Highlights:
  • MVC Defensive Player of the Year (2006)
  • 2x MVC All-Defensive Team (2005, 2006)
  • 2x First-team All-MVC (2005, 2006)

Career

Cassandra Hager was born on January 17, 1984, in Perry, Iowa, to Daniel Hager and Michelle Hager. Her Siblings are Katrina and Caley.

Perry High School

Hager says she didn't start playing basketball until she was in 5th grade.

She attended high school in Perry, Iowa, where she was named first team all-state in her junior and senior years and twice earned Des Moines Sunday Register first-team all-state honors. In her last two seasons she averaged more than 20 points a game.

In Hager's senior year, Perry won the state Class 3-A championship. She graduated in 2002.

College highlights

In her senior year, Hager was the second leading shot-blocker in Division I, averaging 4.3 blocks per game.

Northern Iowa statistics

Source[3]

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2002–03Northern Iowa245764.744.82.50.20.21.02.4
2003–04Northern Iowa2311757.075.02.70.20.22.25.1
2004–05Northern Iowa3141355.639.180.25.70.70.64.413.3
2005–06Northern Iowa3047651.726.783.26.61.50.54.315.9
CareerNorthern Iowa108106354.433.378.14.60.70.43.19.8

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hager Named Defensive Player of the Year. University of Northern Iowa. 2016-05-03.
  2. Web site: Hager, King Earn All-MVC Honors. University of Northern Iowa. 2016-05-03.
  3. Web site: NCAA® Career Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2016-05-03.