Willie Cager

William Cager Jr.

He was a member of their 1966 team that won the 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship. He was coached by the Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins. Texas Western started an all-black starting lineup, against the all-white University of Kentucky. In Texas Western's championship game victory, Cager had eight points and six rebounds. The school's website describes him as "A skilled low post player" during his career. Raised in New York City, Cager was nicknamed "Scoops". He suffered from a heart murmur during the 1965–66 season; when he recovered enough to play, Texas Western was forced to use him sparingly, in four-minute shifts. After playing at Texas Western, Cager was drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 12th round of the 1968 NBA draft. However, partly due to his health, he never played as a professional.

Willie Cager
Willie Cager
Personal information
Born(1942-08-24)August 24, 1942
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 19, 2023(2023-03-19) (aged 80)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Career information
CollegeUTEP (1965–1968)
NBA draft1968: 12th round, 151st overall pick
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
PositionForward
Career highlights and awards

Cager resided in El Paso, Texas, and had three children: a pair of sons and a daughter. In El Paso, he worked for the Ysleta Independent School District's after school basketball program as a coordinator. He had a charitable foundation, the Willie Cager Foundation, which aims to fund building construction in El Paso.

Forty years after Texas Western's 1966 championship, the film Glory Road was released. Damaine Radcliff played Cager in the movie.

In 2017, Cager sought the position of Mayor of El Paso.

Cager died in El Paso on the anniversary of the 1966 national championship game on March 19, 2023, at the age of 80.

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