General
> Non-scholarship guard who played three years … First made the team for the 2005-06 season, did not make the team the next year, then re-joined the Jackets for a two-year stint … Wore No. 10 during the 2005-06 season, then switched to No. 24 when he returned for the 2007-08 season.
2008-09
> Saw his role in practice and potential minutes in games increase in the absence of D[apos]Andre Bell and Lewis Clinch early in the 2008-09 season.
> Played in seven games 2008-09, including two brief appearances in ACC games (Clemson on Jan. 25 and Virginia Tech on Feb. 11).
> Played his most extended minutes (career-high 14) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the absence of Moe Miller, scoring five points with two assists … Hit his first career three-point field goal in that game.
> Played seven minutes in Tech[apos]s exhibition game against LeMoyne and five minutes (1 assist, 1 steal) against Winston-Salem State.
2007-08
> Saw his only action of the season Dec. 22 vs. Centenary, but did not score … Nursed a knee injury which limited him in practice at times.
2005-06
> Played in two games as a freshman in 2005-06, also after making the team through an open tryout … Did not score.
High School
> Lettered three years for coach Courtney Brooks at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, where he was a teammate of NBA player Dwight Howard and Tech signee Javaris Crittenton … His team won the GHSA class A state championship in 2004 and made the state finals in 2005.
> Also lettered one year in track in the 800 meters.
> Was salutatorian of his graduating class, a member of the National Honor Society, vice-president of the Senior Beta Club and treasurer of the Future Business Leaders of America.
Personal
> Full name is Gary Barnett Cage, Jr. … Born July 29, 1987 in Atlanta … Son of Gary, Sr., and Dona Cage … Majoring in Management.
| Cage’s Career Statistics |
| Minutes | Total | 3-Point | F-Throws | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | gp-gs | min | avg | fg | fga | pct | fg | fga | pct | ft | fta | pct | off | def | tot | avg | pf | fo | ast | t/o | blk | stl | pts | avg |
| 2005-06 | 2-0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007-08 | 1-0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008-09 | 7-0 | 26 | 3.7 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.7 |
| TOTAL | 10-0 | 33 | 3.3 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Cage in ACC Games |
| Minutes | Total | 3-Point | F-Throws | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | gp-gs | min | avg | fg | fga | pct | fg | fga | pct | ft | fta | pct | off | def | tot | avg | pf | fo | ast | t/o | blk | stl | pts | avg |
| 2005-06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-09 | 2-0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TOTAL | 2-0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |