Cade Washington Tyson (born August 11, 2003) is an American

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for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball, Minnesota Golden Gophers. He previously played for the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball, North Carolina Tar Heels and the Belmont Bruins men's basketball, Belmont Bruins.

Early life and high school

Tyson was born and raised in Monroe, North Carolina and attended Piedmont High School (North Carolina), Piedmont High School before transferring to Carmel Christian School after his sophomore year. He was named North Carolina Mr. Basketball as a senior after averaging 24 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.9 steals per game as a senior. Tyson committed to play college basketball at Belmont Bruins men's basketball, Belmont.

College career

Tyson averaged 13.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game and was named the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Freshman of the Year during his first season with the Belmont Bruins. He was named second-team All-MVC as a 16.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore. After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal. Tyson transferred to North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball, North Carolina after considering Tennessee Volunteers basketball, Tennessee. He averaged 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds over 31 games in a limited role during the 2024–25 season. Tyson re-entered the NCAA transfer portal at the end of the season. Tyson committed to transfer to Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball, Minnesota.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 2022–23 , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team, Belmont , 30 , , 28 , , 29.1 , , .490 , , .417 , , .859 , , 4.6 , , .9 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 13.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 2023–24 , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team, Belmont , 31 , , 31 , , 31.6 , , .493 , , .465 , , .855 , , 5.9 , , 1.6 , , .9 , , .6 , , 16.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 2024–25 , style="text-align:left;", 2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, North Carolina , 31 , , 0 , , 7.9 , , .403 , , .292 , , .563 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , .2 , , .0 , , 2.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:point guard;" colspan="2", Career , 92 , , 59 , , 22.8 , , .483 , , .424 , , .832 , , 3.9 , , .9 , , .7 , , .3 , , 10.8

Personal life

Tyson's older brother, Hunter Tyson, plays for the Denver Nuggets of National Basketball Association (NBA).

References

External links

Belmont Bruins bioNorth Carolina Tar Heels bioMinnesota Golden Gophers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tyson, Cade 2003 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from North Carolina Belmont Bruins men's basketball players North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players Shooting guards Small forwards Sportspeople from Monroe, North Carolina