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UNC Basketball Floor General Set To Enter Transfer Portal

Originally posted on North Carolina Tar Heels on SI
By Matt Giles | Last updated Mar 25, 2025 6:07 PM ET

After an up-and-down season that ultimately saw the UNC basketball program sneak into the NCAA Tournament as a No. 11 seed before falling in the Round of 64, the first domino of the Tar Heel offseason has now officially fallen.

On Tuesday afternoon, The Athletic's Tobias Bass announced that UNC basketball guard Elliot Cadeau plans to enter the transfer portal. The former five-star recruit played his two collegiate seasons for the Tar Heels, operating as their primary starting point guard across his stay in Chapel Hill.

NEWS: North Carolina guard Elliot Cadeau plans to enter the transfer portal, he told @TheAthleticCBB

Cadeau, was 5⭐ recruit, he averaged 9.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game pic.twitter.com/nsNbOmiEPI
— Tobias Bass (@tobias_bass) March 25, 2025

Cadeau has also reportedly entered into the portal with a "Do Not Contact" tag, suggesting the 20-year-old may already have a shortlist of teams he's considering.

The 6-foot-1, 189-pound guard averaged 9.4 points, 6.9 assists, and 2.9 rebounds across 37 games for the Tar Heels this past season. Cadeau also improved his outside shooting, connecting on 33.7 percent beyond the arc after shooting just 18.9 percent from three as a freshman.

He held offers from a number of Division I schools as a heralded prep prospect, and he figures to attract a similar level of attention in the transfer portal.

UNC basketball will now have a hole to fill at the point guard position, with incoming four-star freshmen Derek Dixon and Isaiah Denis profiling as potential replacements.

This article first appeared on North Carolina Tar Heels on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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