UNC Basketball Announces Addition of Sharpshooting Transfer

Cade Tyson could be a potent scorer for two years under UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis.

UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis / Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

Former Belmont star Cade Tyson is officially a Tar Heel. The UNC basketball program's official social media accounts revealed on Thursday afternoon that the 6-foot-7, 205-pound forward has put his commitment in ink.

Following roughly five weeks in the transfer portal, Tyson announced his commitment to UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis and his staff in late April. The 20-year-old North Carolina native, thus far the Tar Heels' lone portal prize this year, is now set to arrive in Chapel Hill next week to begin workouts and prepare for summer classes.

Tyson, the younger brother of a former All-ACC First Team selection in recent Clemson sensation Hunter Tyson, will bring two years of college basketball experience and two years of eligibility remaining.

Welcome to the Family, @cade_tyson 🙌#CarolinaFamily pic.twitter.com/MVxweGclET

— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) May 9, 2024

As a freshman at Belmont, he became the Missouri Valley Conference Rookie of the Year by averaging 13.6 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 41.7 percent beyond the arc. And Tyson took his production and efficiency to another level as a sophomore this past season, averaging 16.2 points and 5.9 boards while draining 46.5 percent of his 3-point attempts and 85.5 percent at the charity stripe.

Belmont transfer Cade Tyson will be highly sought-after. The 20-year-old, 6'7" wing averaged 16.2 PPG on an NCAA second-best 46.5% from three-point range (5.5 3PA). Excels in screening actions, out of DHOs, and is an intuitive cutter. Brother of Denver Nuggets wing Hunter Tyson. pic.twitter.com/83essXd9oB

— League Him (@League_Him) March 26, 2024

Meanwhile, with three open scholarships still available for a 2024-25 UNC basketball roster that is pretty well stacked in terms of guards and wings, Davis & Co. appear in need of significant frontcourt help to replace outbound bruiser Harrison Ingram and center Armando Bacot.

However, the Tar Heels continue coming up empty in their pursuits of talented big men in the transfer portal.

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