Cade Tyson Makes if Official, Signs With North Carolina.
Cade Tyson officially signed his letter of intent to North Carolina, the basketball program announced Thursday afternoon via Twitter/X.
Tyson committed to UNC on April 28, becoming a Tar Heel after spending two seasons at Belmont. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
At 6-foot-7 and 205 pounds, Tyson averaged 13.6 as a freshman, and 16.2 points as a sophomore. He already has 912 points, and shot 46.5 percent from three-point range in 2023-24. He is from Monroe, NC, where he attended Carmel Christian.
Tyson is a career 52.7 percent shooter from inside the arc. He also makes 85.7 percent of his free throws, and averaged 5.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists this past season.
The Bruins went 20-13 overall this past season, finishing fourth in the MVC with a 12-8 mark. Tyson surpassed the 20-point plateau 10 times, and scored in double figures in 25 of the 33 games. His seasonal high was 31 against Southern Conference Champion Samford, in which he hit six three-pointers.
Tyson, whose older brother Hunter Tyson starred at Clemson and was a rookie this season with the Denver Nuggets, was Mr. Basketball in 2022 when he led Carmel Christian to the 4A state championship game.
Last week, we spoke at-length with Tyson about his time at Belmont, becoming a Tar Heel, and what his role might be. Here is that interview
