By R.L. Bynum
Belmont perimeter shooter Cade Tyson will transfer to North Carolina.
The brother of former Clemson and current Denver Nuggets forward Hunter Tyson, he had also been considering Duke, Kentucky and Tennessee but announced his commitment on social media on Sunday afternoon.
The 6–7, 205-pound wing from Monroe, N.C., who visited UNC last weekend, has two years of eligibility left. Tyson was first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference last season after earning MVC Rookie of the Year honors the previous season.
He started all 31 games for the Bruins, averaging 16.2 points and 5.9 rebounds, with 49 assists, 27 steals and 18 blocks.
Tyson’s career-high was 31 points last season on Dec. 16 in a 99–93 loss at Samford when he scored a career-high six 3-pointers. He tied that 3-pointer total mark in a Feb. 24 home 93–78 win over Missouri State, when he scored 25 points.
He went from shooting 41.7% from 3-point range with 48 3-pointers as a freshman to shooting at a 46.5% clip last season, when he scored 80 3-pointers.
Tyson was the 2022 North Carolina Mr. Basketball after leading Carmel Christian School to a 55–4 record in his last two seasons, including a North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association state title.
Belmont went 20–13 and finished fourth in the MVC at 12–8 last season.
Key events, dates
Saturday, April 27, was the deadline for players to submit their names to the NBA draft
Wednesday — Transfer portal closes
May 11–12 — NBA G League Elite Camp in Chicago
May 12–19 — NBA Combine in Chicago
May 17–19 — Evaluation for high school players at NCAA-certified events (EYBL in Indianapolis is one of those)
May 29 at 11:59 p.m. — Deadline to withdraw from NBA draft and maintain college eligibility
June 16 at 5 p.m. — Deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft
UNC schedule so far
Nov. 8 — at Kansas (final AP rank No. 20; final NET ranking No. 19)
Nov. 22 — at Hawaii (final NET ranking No. 172)
Nov. 25–27 — Maui Invitational — Auburn (final AP rank No. 18; final NET ranking No. 5), Colorado (unranked; No. 25), Connecticut (No. 1; No. 2), Dayton (No. 24; No. 23), Iowa State (No. 8; No. 6), Memphis (unranked; No. 75), Michigan State (unranked; No. 24)
Dec. 14 — vs. La Salle (final NET ranking No. 195)
Likely in late November — Opponent TBA in ACC/SEC Challenge
December — vs. UCLA (final NET ranking No. 107) in CBS Sports Classic (date, location TBA)
December — vs. Florida (final NET ranking No. 29) in Jumpman Invitational at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center (date TBA)
— Games home and away against Duke, N.C. State and Pittsburgh
— Home games vs. Boston College, California, Georgia Tech, Miami, SMU, Stanford and Virginia
— Road games vs. Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest
Note: 2024 NCAA tournament teams are in bold.
Potential 2024-25 UNC roster
| No. | Class | Player | Pos. | Hgt | Wgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Freshman | James Brown (4 star) | 5 | 6–8 | 225 |
| — | Freshman | Ian Jackson (5 star) | 2 | 6–4 | 180 |
| — | Freshman | Drake Powell (5 star) | 2 | 6–5 | 185 |
| 2 | Soph. | Elliot Cadeau | PG | 6–1 | 180 |
| 1 | Soph. | Zayden High | 4 | 6–9 | 225 |
| — | Junior | Cade Tyson | 3 | 6–7 | 203 |
| 13 | Junior | Jalen Washington | 5 | 6–10 | 230 |
| 0 | Junior | Seth Trimble | 2 | 6–3 | 195 |
| 5 | Graduate | RJ Davis | PG | 6–0 | 180 |
| Eligible for fifth season | |||||
| 24 | Graduate | Jae’Lyn Withers | 4 | 6–9 | 215 |
| Walk-ons eligible for 5th season | |||||
| 14 | Graduate | Creighton Lebo | PG | 6–1 | 180 |
| 22 | Graduate | Rob Landry | 2 | 6–4 | 190 |
Photo via @BelmontMBB
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