The University of Mississippi Athletics
2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 31
Deja Cage
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-8
- Experience:
- TR
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Morgan Park
- Prev. School:
- DePaul
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
Bio
AT OLE MISS
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in 29 games, making 21 starts ... Led Ole Miss in scoring (12.9) and 3PM (2.3) ... Also averaged 3.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game ... Scored a career-high 30 points vs. Louisiana Tech ... Recorded a career-high eight rebounds at Texas A&M ... Made a career-high six three-pointers at Tennessee ... Scored double digit points 19 times ... Led Ole Miss in scoring 14 times, rebounding four times, and in assists five times.
2018-19 (Junior)
Redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules.
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AT DEPAUL
2017-18 (Sophomore)
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)
Big East All-Academic Team
Shirley Becker Academic Award
Played in 25 games averaging six minutes per game ... Scored a season-high 13 points against Appalachian State in her collegiate debut, playing a season-high 19 minutes ... Finished with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Loyola ... Had eight points and three rebounds vs. Seton Hall.
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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 ... Morgan Park fell to eventual champions, Morton, in the semifinals of the 3A bracket ... At Morgan Park, Cage 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, a First-Team Daily Southtown and a Chicago Public League All-Conference selection... Associated Press All-State Honorable-Mention and Chicago-Tribune All-State Third-Team selection ... Honor student.
Personal
Born June 3, 1998, to Donna Jones ... Has one brother, Steven Cage ... Majoring in criminal justice.
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in 29 games, making 21 starts ... Led Ole Miss in scoring (12.9) and 3PM (2.3) ... Also averaged 3.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game ... Scored a career-high 30 points vs. Louisiana Tech ... Recorded a career-high eight rebounds at Texas A&M ... Made a career-high six three-pointers at Tennessee ... Scored double digit points 19 times ... Led Ole Miss in scoring 14 times, rebounding four times, and in assists five times.
2018-19 (Junior)
Redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules.
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AT DEPAUL
2017-18 (Sophomore)
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)
Big East All-Academic Team
Shirley Becker Academic Award
Played in 25 games averaging six minutes per game ... Scored a season-high 13 points against Appalachian State in her collegiate debut, playing a season-high 19 minutes ... Finished with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Loyola ... Had eight points and three rebounds vs. Seton Hall.
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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 ... Morgan Park fell to eventual champions, Morton, in the semifinals of the 3A bracket ... At Morgan Park, Cage 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, a First-Team Daily Southtown and a Chicago Public League All-Conference selection... Associated Press All-State Honorable-Mention and Chicago-Tribune All-State Third-Team selection ... Honor student.
Personal
Born June 3, 1998, to Donna Jones ... Has one brother, Steven Cage ... Majoring in criminal justice.
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