Cade Tyson

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

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. 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.

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 Belmont. He was named second-team All-MVC as a 16.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore. After the 2023–24 season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.

He transferred to North Carolina after leaving Belmont. 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 for the 2025–26 season. He played and started 32 games for Minnesota, where he led the team with 19.6 points per game, along with having 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.

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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).