John Edward "Bags" Bagley (born April 23, 1960) is a former American basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). College career Bagley played for Boston College for three seasons, where he averaged nearly 18 points a game and became the first Eagle to earn Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year honors. He averaged 20.4 points per game during the 1980–81 season, his sophomore year, and led the Eagles to the regular-season championship and NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16. The following year, Bagley scored 21.1 points per game and led Boston College to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. Bagley also played in the Men's World University Games in 1981, and led the team with 14.8 points per game. He left Boston College after his junior year and entered the 1982 NBA Draft. He was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995. On February 25, 2017, Bagley's number 54 was retired at Boston College. College statistics |- | align="left" | 1979–80 | align="left" | Boston College | 29 || - || - || .481 || - || .722 || 3.1 || 2.2 || 1.5 || 0.0 || 11.8 |- | align="left" | 1980–81 | align="left" | Boston College | 30 || 29 || 32.2 || .500 || - || .788 || 3.8 || 3.4 || 1.8 || 0.1 || 20.4 |- | align="left" | 1981–82 | align="left" | Boston College | 32 || 31 || 33.3 || .501 || - || .797 || 3.8 || 3.8 || 1.9 || 0.2 || 21.1 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 91 || 60 || 32.7 || .496 || - || .778 || 3.6 || 3.2 || 1.7 || 0.1 || 17.9 |} Professional career Cleveland Cavaliers Bagley was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 12th pick of the 1982 NBA draft, and was signed to a three-year contract on September 28, 1982. He played with the Cavs for five seasons, from 1982 to 1987. His best season was the 1985–86 season, where Bagley hit then career highs of 11.7 points per game and 9.4 assists per game. During the 1986–87, Bagley had career highs in both free throw and three point percentage, with .831 and .301, respectively. New Jersey Nets After the 1986–87 season, Cleveland traded Bagley to the New Jersey Nets along with Keith Lee for Darryl Dawkins (who was subsequently