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Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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Born | Monroe, North Carolina, U.S. | August 11, 2003
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
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Cade Washington Tyson (born August 11, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference. He previously played for the Belmont Bruins.
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]
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]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
Career | 61 | 59 | 30.4 | .492 | .446 | .857 | 5.3 | 1.3 | .9 | .5 | 15.0 |
Tyson's older brother, Hunter Tyson, plays for the Denver Nuggets of National Basketball Association (NBA). [9]
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