Cade Tyson

Cade Washington Tyson (born August 11, 2003) is an American college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He previously played for the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Belmont Bruins.

Cade Tyson

Tyson with North Carolina in 2025
No. 10 – Minnesota Golden Gophers
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
League	Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born	(2003-08-11) August 11, 2003 (age 22) Monroe, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Piedmont (Unionville, North Carolina) Carmel Christian (Charlotte, North Carolina)
College	Belmont (2022–2024) North Carolina (2024–2025) Minnesota (2025–present)
Career highlights
Second-team All-MVC (2024) MVC Freshman of the Year (2023) North Carolina Mr. Basketball (2022)

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.^[1] 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.^[2] Tyson committed to play college basketball at Belmont.^[3]

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.^[4][5] He was named second-team All-MVC as a 16.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore.^[6] After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.^[7]

Tyson transferred to North Carolina after considering Tennessee.^[8] He averaged 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds over 31 games in a limited role during the 2024–25 season.^[9] Tyson re-entered the NCAA transfer portal at the end of the season.^[10]

Tyson committed to transfer to Minnesota.^[11]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2022–23	Belmont	30	28	29.1	.490	.417	.859	4.6	.9	1.0	.4	13.6
2023–24	Belmont	31	31	31.6	.493	.465	.855	5.9	1.6	.9	.6	16.2
2024–25	North Carolina	31	0	7.9	.403	.292	.563	1.1	.1	.2	.0	2.6
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).^[12]