Xavier University Athletics
Hall of Fame
Cage, Justin E.
Justin E. Cage
- Induction:
- 2021
- Class:
- 2007
Justin Cage, who started all four years as a Musketeer basketball standout, was part of three NCAA Tournament teams, including as a freshman starter for XU's first-ever NCAA Elite Eight team in 2004.
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Cage, who was selected to the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Defensive Team in each of his final three seasons, started his final 113 straight games and played in 131 career games, helping Xavier win 89 games. The 2004 squad, which ended the season on what XU fans still refer to as The Run, defeated then undefeated and No. 1 Saint Joseph's 87-67 as part of the A-10 Tournament performance. XU defeated Louisville, Mississippi State and Texas in the 2004 NCAA Tournament before falling 66-63 to Duke in the Musketeers' first-ever NCAA Regional Final appearance.
Cage helped Xavier reach the NCAA Tournament three times in four years, finishing his career with a career-high 25 points on 8-of-8 shooting from the field in the heartbreaking 2007 NCAA Second Round overtime loss to No. 1 Ohio State. After his graduation in 2007, Cage enjoyed a long and successful career overseas.
Cage earned plenty of other Atlantic 10 honors during his Xavier career, including 2005 Third Team All-Atlantic 10 and his remarkable effort in the 2006 Atlantic 10 Tournament that earned him 2006 A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player Award honors. Cage averaged a team-high 14.3 ppg. on 72.4 percent (21-of-29) shooting from the field in leading Xavier to four wins in four days in the 2006 Atlantic 10 Championship at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. Cage scored 19 points, hitting 7-of-8 shots from the field, to go with four assists and two blocks in the Atlantic 10 Championship win over Saint Joseph's. One of the two blocks was the game-saving blocked shot he had at the end of the game in XU's 62-61 win over SJU. It was the second time Cage had helped XU win four games in four days in the Atlantic Tournament, something XU also did in his freshman year in 2004.
Cage is in his 15th season playing professional basketball overseas, including his 14th in Belgium.
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Cage, who was selected to the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Defensive Team in each of his final three seasons, started his final 113 straight games and played in 131 career games, helping Xavier win 89 games. The 2004 squad, which ended the season on what XU fans still refer to as The Run, defeated then undefeated and No. 1 Saint Joseph's 87-67 as part of the A-10 Tournament performance. XU defeated Louisville, Mississippi State and Texas in the 2004 NCAA Tournament before falling 66-63 to Duke in the Musketeers' first-ever NCAA Regional Final appearance.
Cage helped Xavier reach the NCAA Tournament three times in four years, finishing his career with a career-high 25 points on 8-of-8 shooting from the field in the heartbreaking 2007 NCAA Second Round overtime loss to No. 1 Ohio State. After his graduation in 2007, Cage enjoyed a long and successful career overseas.
Cage earned plenty of other Atlantic 10 honors during his Xavier career, including 2005 Third Team All-Atlantic 10 and his remarkable effort in the 2006 Atlantic 10 Tournament that earned him 2006 A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player Award honors. Cage averaged a team-high 14.3 ppg. on 72.4 percent (21-of-29) shooting from the field in leading Xavier to four wins in four days in the 2006 Atlantic 10 Championship at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. Cage scored 19 points, hitting 7-of-8 shots from the field, to go with four assists and two blocks in the Atlantic 10 Championship win over Saint Joseph's. One of the two blocks was the game-saving blocked shot he had at the end of the game in XU's 62-61 win over SJU. It was the second time Cage had helped XU win four games in four days in the Atlantic Tournament, something XU also did in his freshman year in 2004.
Cage is in his 15th season playing professional basketball overseas, including his 14th in Belgium.
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