{{Short description|American basketball player (born 2003)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Cade Tyson | image = UNC vs NCSU (Feb 2024) 24 (Tyson).jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Tyson with North Carolina in 2025 | team = Minnesota Golden Gophers | number = 10 | position = Shooting guard / small forward | league = Big Ten Conference | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7 | weight_lb = 195 | birth_date = {{bda|2003|8|11}} | birth_place = Monroe, North Carolina, U.S. | high_school = *Piedmont<br>(Monroe, North Carolina) *Carmel Christian<br>(Charlotte, North Carolina) | college = *Belmont (2022–2024) *North Carolina (2024–2025) *Minnesota (2025–present) | highlights = *Second-team All-MVC (2024) *MVC Freshman of the Year (2023) *North Carolina Mr. Basketball (2022) }} '''Cade Washington Tyson''' (born August 11, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He previously played for the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Belmont Bruins.
==Early life and high school== Tyson was born and raised in Monroe, North Carolina and attended Piedmont High School before transferring to Carmel Christian School after his sophomore year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enquirerjournal.com/enquirer_journal/monroe-s-cade-tyson-follows-brother-s-footsteps-faith-family-basketball/article_61c83960-bcce-5179-8a22-25d41e1e15b2.html|title=Monroe's Cade Tyson follows brother's footsteps|work=The Enquirer Journal|date=July 28, 2023|access-date=October 11, 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article259230840.html|title=Mr. and Ms. Basketball for NC this year come from the Charlotte and Raleigh areas|work=The Charlotte Observer|date=March 10, 2022|access-date=October 11, 2024}}</ref> Tyson committed to play college basketball at Belmont.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fayobserver.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2022/02/09/nc-high-school-girls-boys-basketball-recruiting-ladder/6689473001/|title=Which five N.C. high school basketball prospects stood out this week?|work=The Fayetteville Observer|date=February 9, 2022|access-date=October 11, 2024}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/basketball/belmont-mens-basketball-picked-fifth-in-preseason-mvc-poll/article_369a7c2e-6cfa-11ee-b6fc-cfb0a0ef6531.html|title=Belmont men's basketball picked fifth in preseason MVC poll|website=Nashville Post|date=October 17, 2023|access-date=October 11, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/indiana/indiana-basketball-transfer-portal-target-cade-tyson-belmont|title=Belmont Transfer Cade Tyson Receives Interest From Indiana|first=Jack|last=Ankony|website=SI.com|date=March 27, 2024|access-date=October 11, 2024}}</ref> He was named second-team All-MVC as a 16.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/mens-basketball/2024/04/11/cade-tyson-tennessee-basketball-visit-transfer-portal/73072903007/|title=Top 3-point shooter Cade Tyson visiting Tennessee basketball as Belmont transfer|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|date=April 11, 2024|access-date=October 11, 2024}}</ref> After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/transfer-portal/news/report-several-big-name-schools-express-interest-in-belmont-transfer-cade-tyson-kansas-oregon-auburn-texas/|title=Report: Several big-name schools express interest in Belmont transfer Cade Tyson|first=Chandler|last=Vessels|website=On3.com|date=March 26, 2024|access-date=October 11, 2024}}</ref>
Tyson transferred to North Carolina after considering Tennessee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/article288078640.html|title=Belmont transfer Cade Tyson commits to UNC basketball|work=The Charlotte Observer|date=April 28, 2024|access-date=October 11, 2024}}</ref> He averaged 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds over 31 games in a limited role during the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/minnesota/gophers-basketball/portal-thoughts-is-unc-transfer-cade-tyson-the-final-piece-to-the-gophers-puzzle|title=Portal thoughts: Is UNC transfer Cade Tyson the final piece to the Gophers' puzzle?|first=Tony|last=Liebert|website=SI.com|date=May 28, 2025|access-date=June 11, 2025}}</ref> Tyson re-entered the NCAA transfer portal at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/college/north-carolina-tar-heels/news/north-carolina-forward-cade-tyson-enters-ncaa-transfer-portal/|title=North Carolina forward Cade Tyson enters NCAA Transfer Portal|first=Grant|last=Grubbs|website=On3.com|date=April 11, 2025|access-date=June 11, 2025}}</ref>
Tyson committed to transfer to Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.startribune.com/gophers-basketball-recruiting-cade-tyson-north-carolina-transfer/601348506|title=Gophers men’s basketball team lands transfer Cade Tyson from North Carolina|work=Minnesota Star Tribune|date=June 1, 2025|access-date=June 11, 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
===College=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Belmont | 30 || 28 || 29.1 || .490 || .417 || '''.859''' || 4.6 || .9 || '''1.0''' || .4 || 13.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| Belmont | '''31''' || '''31''' || 31.6 || .493 || '''.465''' || .855 || '''5.9''' || 1.6 || .9 || '''.6''' || 16.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina | '''31''' || 0 || 7.9 || .403 || .292 || .563 || 1.1 || .1 || .2 || .0 || 2.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2025–26 | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | '''31''' || '''31''' || '''36.6''' || '''.500''' || .422 || .826 || 5.4 || '''2.2''' || .7 || .2 || '''19.6''' |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:point guard;" colspan="2"| Career | 123 || 90 || 26.3 || .489 || .423 || .829 || 4.2 || 1.2 || .7 || .3 || 13.0 {{S-end}}
==Personal life== Tyson's older brother, Hunter Tyson, is also a professional basketball player, and had a brief stint with the Denver Nuggets of National Basketball Association (NBA).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fayobserver.com/story/sports/college/acc/2024/04/28/cade-tyson-unc-basketball-transfer-portal-belmont/73388402007/|title=How Belmont transfer Cade Tyson will help UNC basketball|first=Rodd|last=Baxley|work=The Fayetteville Observer|date=April 28, 2024|access-date=October 11, 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://belmontbruins.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/cade-tyson/3694 Belmont Bruins bio] *[https://goheels.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/cade-tyson/26254 North Carolina Tar Heels bio] *[https://gophersports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/cade-tyson/23333 Minnesota Golden Gophers bio]
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