Cassie Hager

American basketball player

Cassie Hager
Personal information
Born	(1984-01-17) January 17, 1984 (age 40) Perry, Iowa, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Career information
High school	Perry (Perry, Iowa)
College	Northern Iowa (2002–2006)
Position	Center
Career highlights and awards
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.^[1]

Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2006)^[2]
All-MVC First Team (2006,2005)^[3]
MVC All-Defensive Team (2005)
MVC All-Tournament Team (2006,2005)
All-time MVC career leader
Only player in UNI history to record 1,000 career points and rebounds

Northern Iowa statistics

Source^[1]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002–03	Northern Iowa	24	57	64.7	–	44.8	2.5	0.2	0.2	1.0	2.4
2003–04	Northern Iowa	23	117	57.0	–	75.0	2.7	0.2	0.2	2.2	5.1
2004–05	Northern Iowa	31	413	55.6	39.1	80.2	5.7	0.7	0.6	4.4	13.3
2005–06	Northern Iowa	30	476	51.7	26.7	83.2	6.6	1.5	0.5	4.3	15.9
Career	Northern Iowa	108	1063	54.4	33.3	78.1	4.6	0.7	0.4	3.1	9.8

References

^ ^a ^b "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
^ "Hager Named Defensive Player of the Year". University of Northern Iowa. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
^ "Hager, King Earn All-MVC Honors". University of Northern Iowa. Retrieved 2016-05-03.