Michael Cage

Michael Cage

Cage with theSan Diego State Aztecsin 1982–83
Personal information
Born	(1962-01-28)January 28, 1962 West Memphis, Arkansas,U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	West Memphis (West Memphis, Arkansas)
College	San Diego State(1980–1984)
NBA draft	1984:1st round, 14th overall pick
Selected by theSan Diego Clippers
Playing career	1984–2000
Position	Power forward/center
Number	44, 4, 45
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
NBA rebounding leader(1988) Consensus second-teamAll-American(1984) 2×WAC Player of the Year(1983, 1984) 2× First-team All-WAC(1983, 1984)
Career NBA statistics
Points	8,278 (7.3 ppg)
Rebounds	8,646 (7.6 rpg)
Steals	1,050 (0.9 spg)
Statsat NBA.com
Statsat Basketball-Reference.com
Medals RepresentingUnited States Basketball Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Team competition

Michael Jerome Cage Sr.(born January 28, 1962) is an American former professionalbasketballplayer and current broadcast analyst for theOklahoma City Thunder.

Basketball career

A 6'9 "power forward/centerfromSan Diego State,he is the Aztecs' all-timereboundingleader and second leading scorer as of 2011.Cage was the 14th pick of the1984 NBA draft.He played 15 NBA seasons (1984–2000) with five teams: theLos Angeles Clippers,theSeattle SuperSonics,theCleveland Cavaliers,thePhiladelphia 76ersand theNew Jersey Nets.

On January 19, 1987, Cage scored a career-high 29 points in a loss against theSan Antonio Spurs.

During the 1987–88 season when, as a member of the Clippers, he led the league inreboundingwith 13.0 per game. He was on a personal duel withCharles Oakley,who was playing with theChicago Bullsat 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.Just weeks later, during the1988 NBA draft,Cage was traded to theSeattle SuperSonicsfor a future first-round pick andGary Grant.During his firstseasonin Seattle, Cage would make the postseason for the first time in his career.Several years later, during the1993 NBA Playoffs,Cage and the SuperSonics would come within one game of reaching theNBA Finals,losing to theCharles Barkley-led Suns in seven games.

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

Cage held the record for most career 3-point attempts without a make (0–25) untilZaza Pachuliareached 0–26 for his career during the 2017–2018 season. Pachulia retired after the 2018 - 2019 season and he still holds the record at 0 - 31.

Cage's final game was on January 17, 2000, in a 96–101 loss to thePhiladelphia 76erswhere he recorded 3 rebounds and 1 assist, but no points.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goalpercentage	3P%	3-point field goalpercentage	FT%	Free throwpercentage
RPG	Reboundsper game	APG	Assistsper game	SPG	Stealsper game
BPG	Blocksper game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
*	Led the league

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1984–85	L.A. Clippers	75	41	21.5	.543	–	.737	5.2	.7	.5	.4	7.1
1985–86	L.A. Clippers	78	12	20.1	.479	.000	.649	5.3	1.0	.8	.4	6.7
1986–87	L.A. Clippers	80	76	36.5	.521	.000	.730	11.5	1.6	1.2	.8	15.7
1987–88	L.A. Clippers	72	70	36.9	.470	.000	.688	13.0*	1.5	1.3	.8	14.0
1988–89	Seattle	80	71	31.7	.498	.000	.743	9.6	1.6	1.2	.7	10.3
1989–90	Seattle	82*	82*	31.6	.504	–	.698	10.0	.9	1.0	.5	9.7
1990–91	Seattle	82*	55	26.1	.506	.000	.625	6.8	1.1	1.0	.7	6.4
1991–92	Seattle	82	69	30.0	.566	.000	.620	8.9	1.1	1.2	.7	8.8
1992–93	Seattle	82	66	26.3	.526	.000	.469	8.0	.8	.9	.6	6.1
1993–94	Seattle	82*	42	20.8	.548	.000	.486	5.4	.5	.9	.5	4.6
1994–95	Cleveland	82*	21	24.9	.521	.000	.602	6.9	.7	.7	.8	5.0
1995–96	Cleveland	82	80	32.1	.556	.000	.543	8.9	.6	1.1	1.0	6.0
1996–97	Philadelphia	82	24	15.2	.468	.000	.463	3.9	.5	.6	.5	1.8
1997–98	New Jersey	79	17	15.2	.512	.000	.556	3.9	.4	.6	.6	1.3
1999–00	New Jersey	20	7	12.1	.500	–	1.000	4.1	.5	.4	.4	1.4
Career		1,140	733	26.1	.515	.000	.664	7.6	.9	.9	.6	7.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1989	Seattle	8	0	21.9	.609	.000	.409	5.8	.6	.9	.4	7.1
1991	Seattle	5	0	16.0	.429	–	.765	4.2	.4	.6	.4	5.0
1992	Seattle	9	4	21.9	.559	–	1.000	5.7	.4	.7	.9	4.3
1993	Seattle	19	2	19.9	.525	–	.389	5.8	.5	.7	.4	4.8
1994	Seattle	5	5	18.6	.375	–	.333	5.4	.8	.8	1.0	2.8
1995	Cleveland	4	0	20.3	.444	.000	.000	4.5	.8	.5	1.0	4.0
1996	Cleveland	3	3	33.7	.571	–	.600	9.3	.7	.7	1.7	6.3
Career		53	14	20.8	.523	.000	.493	5.7	.6	.7	.6	4.9

Personal life

On September 17, 2014, theOklahoma City Thunderannounced Cage would be joining their broadcast team, replacing analystGrant Long.

See also

• List of NBA annual rebounding leaders
• List of NBA single-game rebounding leaders

External links

• Career statistics and player information fromNBA.comandBasketball-Reference.com
• Official Website
• NBA biography of Cage (archived from 2000)