Belmont guard Cade Tyson enters NCAA transfer portal
Belmont guard/forward Cade Tyson has entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to On3’s Jamie Shaw.
Tyson made an immediate impact for the Bruins in his true freshman season with the team, named Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year and a finalist for the Kyle Macy Freshman of the Year Award. Starting in 28 of his 30 game appearances where he averaged 13.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game for the 2022-2023 season.
This past season he started in all 30 games for Belmont, increasing his production with 16.2 points, 1.6 assists, and a team-leading 4.8 rebounds per game. Named Second-Team All-MVC following the season after posting 24 double-digit scoring games and nine games with 20 or more points.
At 6-foot-7 Tyson can play at the guard and forward spots, shooting extremely efficiently throughout his career with a 49.2% field goal percentage and a 44.6% three-point percentage from behind the arc. He’s also notably the brother of former Clemson standout Hunter Tyson, who was a First-Team All-ACC selection in his final year with the Tigers before being selected with the No. 37 overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets.
Tyson played high school basketball at Carmel Christian in Monroe, North Carolina, where he was an unranked, unrated recruit in the 2022 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
He was an under-the-radar high school prospect, but as Tyson enters the NCAA transfer portal that will likely change with the reopening of his recruitment. As many of the nation’s top teams will likely be interested in his size and scoring ability ahead of the 2024-2025 season.
Clemson could potentially be one of those teams if the Tigers’ decide to recruit Tyson and he decides to follow in the footsteps of his brother. With Tyson entering the transfer portal fresh off the heels of Clemson’s Sweet Sixteen birth on Sunday following their 72-64 NCAA Tournament win over Baylor.
To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.