Cassie Hager
Encyclopedia
Cassandra Hager-Smith is an American former college
basketball
player. She is the only player in the history of the University of Northern Iowa
to record than 1,000 career points and 1,000 rebound
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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 graduatd in 2002.
College
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basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. She is the only player in the history of the University of Northern Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
The University of Northern Iowa is a college located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 120 majors across the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral sciences, and graduate college.UNI has...
to record than 1,000 career points and 1,000 rebound
Rebound (basketball)
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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 graduatd in 2002.
College highlights
- Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2006)
- All-MVC First Team (2006,2005)
- 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