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The scoop: Tyson's single season at North Carolina was a downright disaster. He lost all confidence and could rarely find his footing. He didn't handle the adjustment from Belmont to the ACC very well, and he struggled mightily as a stand-in-the-corner spacer while UNC's guards tried to make something out of nothing.
After being one of the biggest names in the 2024 portal cycle, Tyson racked up more DNPs (six) than double-figure scoring outings (one).
It was frustrating and a little embarrassing when an open corner trey ricocheted off the backboard. Change was necessary, so Tyson hit the portal, waited around for a while and eventually landed at Minnesota without much fanfare.
For basketball reasons, this looks like a wise decision.
New Gophers' coach Niko Medved is revered as one of the top offensive minds in college basketball. His precise system is chock-full of cuts, misdirection and ball movement. Medved's last two Colorado State offenses rated in the 99th percentile and 87th percentile nationally in creating unguarded catch-and-shoot 3-pointers.
It looks like a wise decision for Tyson to prioritize a scheme like that because he's a career 57% sniper on ... open catch-and-shoot 3-pointers (69 for 122).
But he was more than just a stationary shooter at Belmont. The 6-7, 200-pound wing can be an off-movement shooter who can come off handoffs or pindowns ready to fire. He can get into the middle of the floor for pull-ups. He was a high-volume rebounder at Belmont, too. Why can't he find that again at Minnesota? Medved's first roster won't jump off the page at anybody, but it's a sharp mix of complementary skill sets. Medved has done a shrewd job of mixing downhill playmakers (like Langston Reynolds and Chansey Willis Jr.) with shooters (like Bobby Durkin, Isaac Asuma and Tyson).
Minnesota projected starting lineup
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Go Gophers!!
Cade Tyson, Minnesota
Portal travels: From Belmont to North Carolina to MinnesotaThe scoop: Tyson's single season at North Carolina was a downright disaster. He lost all confidence and could rarely find his footing. He didn't handle the adjustment from Belmont to the ACC very well, and he struggled mightily as a stand-in-the-corner spacer while UNC's guards tried to make something out of nothing.
After being one of the biggest names in the 2024 portal cycle, Tyson racked up more DNPs (six) than double-figure scoring outings (one).
It was frustrating and a little embarrassing when an open corner trey ricocheted off the backboard. Change was necessary, so Tyson hit the portal, waited around for a while and eventually landed at Minnesota without much fanfare.
For basketball reasons, this looks like a wise decision.
New Gophers' coach Niko Medved is revered as one of the top offensive minds in college basketball. His precise system is chock-full of cuts, misdirection and ball movement. Medved's last two Colorado State offenses rated in the 99th percentile and 87th percentile nationally in creating unguarded catch-and-shoot 3-pointers.
It looks like a wise decision for Tyson to prioritize a scheme like that because he's a career 57% sniper on ... open catch-and-shoot 3-pointers (69 for 122).
But he was more than just a stationary shooter at Belmont. The 6-7, 200-pound wing can be an off-movement shooter who can come off handoffs or pindowns ready to fire. He can get into the middle of the floor for pull-ups. He was a high-volume rebounder at Belmont, too. Why can't he find that again at Minnesota? Medved's first roster won't jump off the page at anybody, but it's a sharp mix of complementary skill sets. Medved has done a shrewd job of mixing downhill playmakers (like Langston Reynolds and Chansey Willis Jr.) with shooters (like Bobby Durkin, Isaac Asuma and Tyson).
Minnesota projected starting lineup
- G Chansey Willis Jr.
- G Isaac Asuma
- F Bobby Durkin or Cade Tyson
- F Jaylen Crocker-Johnson
- F Robert Vaihola
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Diving into whether these disappointing transfers can rediscover themselves at new schools
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Go Gophers!!
Once Richard got his program off the ground he was 6 and 0 versus Niko according to this. It's on the internet so not 100% but I know he dominated Niko once he got the program going.