the Spartans with 20 points to defeat Arizona 74–71 in overtime. Ager finished his career with 1,554 points with the Spartans. Professional career On June 28, 2006, Ager was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA draft with the 28th overall pick. While with the Mavericks in 2006, Ager was assigned to the Fort Worth Flyers of the D-League. Ager would appear in 32 games in his rookie season for the Mavericks. He appeared in 12 games for the Mavericks in 2007–08. On February 19, 2008, Ager was traded by the Mavericks to the New Jersey Nets in a multi-player deal involving point guard Jason Kidd. During this time, he also played in the NBA's D-League. Ager would appear in 14 games for the Nets and 20 games in 2008–09. Following his stint with the Nets, he played in the D-League and Spain. After appearing four games for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2010, he was waived on November 11, 2010. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Dallas | 32 || 1 || 6.7 || .314 || .333 || .606 || .7 || .2 || .1 || .1 || 2.2 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Dallas | 12 || 3 || 6.4 || .185 || .000 || .833 || .3 || .3 || .0 || .1 || 1.3 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | New Jersey | 14 || 0 || 6.3 || .421 || .273 || .167 || .6 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 2.6 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | New Jersey | 20 || 0 || 4.9 || .349 || .000 || .500 || .5 || .2 || .1 || .1 || 1.7 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Minnesota | 4 || 0 || 7.3 || .545 || .750 || .000 || .5 || .3 || .3 || .0 || 3.8 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 82 || 4 || 6.2 || .339 || .250 || .566 || .6 || .2 || .1 || .1 || 2.1 Playoffs |- | align="left" | 2007 | align="left" | Dallas | 3 || 0 || 8.0 || .556 || .667 || .500 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 5.0 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 3 || 0 || 8.0 || .556 || .667 || .500