NEWPORT NEWS, Va. –Atlantic 10 Conference Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade announced Tuesday that Candy Cage, a long-time athletics administrator and former NCAA Division I head and assistant coach has been named Associate Commissioner for Women’s Basketball. Cage is the current Interim Commissioner of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and Athletic Director at Elizabeth Seton High School.
Cage will oversee all aspects of Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball. As the primary liaison to the women’s basketball coaches, her duties will include regular season scheduling, officiating oversight, women’s basketball advancement and brand development. She will be the liaison with the media partners for linear television and digital distribution of A-10 women’s basketball. Cage will lead and advise on decisions and the operations of the A-10 Women’s Basketball Championship, which will be played in Henrico County, Va., beginning in 2024. Cage will also serve as a lead administrator for select Olympic sport championships and primary staff liaison to members of the A-10 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
“I am excited to bring Candy on to the A-10 staff. Her experience as an administrator, coach and student-athlete combines the necessary skill set to lead our basketball program, work with Olympic sport championships, and provide support and guidance to our Student-Athlete Advisory Committee,” stated McGlade.” “Candy’s enthusiasm and energy will continue to elevate A-10 Women’s Basketball and I am confident we will not miss a beat with the retirement of Debbie Richardson, who quite simply took our programs to new heights.”
Cage joins the A-10 staff after serving as the Interim Commissioner for the 14-school Washington Catholic Athletic Conference for the past year. She also has been the Leadership Council Administrator at Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg, Md., since 2014. She has worked at ESHS since 2005, also serving as the school’s athletic director for her entire 18-year tenure.
"I am honored for this amazing opportunity to join Commissioner McGlade and her team. The A-10 is one of the best conferences in the country and I am excited to begin working with our outstanding administrators, coaches and student-athletes,” said Cage.
An active member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), Cage’s women’s basketball experience includes four years as the head coach at Loyola University in Baltimore, Md., five years as the Associate Head Coach at Georgia Tech and five years as an assistant at Mount Saint Mary’s. She helped lead both Georgia Tech and Mount Saint Mary’s to the NCAA Tournament, and she is a two-time Hall of Fame inductee (Elizabeth Seton High School and Northern High School). As Interim Commissioner of the WCAC, Cage was responsible for developing and directing the Washington, D.C., DMV Live – Girls NCAA certified scholastic event. She also has advised parent and student-athletes on issues related to Division I recruiting, name, image and likeness (NIL) and professional career development.