Elliot Cadeau

Class:
Junior
Position:
G
Height:
6-1
Weight:
180
Hometown:
West Orange, N.J.
High School:
Link Academy (Mo.)

Pronunciation
• Last name pronounced: kuh-DOH

Honors & Awards
• NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player (2026)
• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2026)
• ACC All-Rookie Team (2024)
   • First UNC freshman since 2021 to make the rookie team
   • The 11th Tar Heel to secure a spot on the rookie team
• ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year (2023-24; media)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024)
• Kyle Macy Freshman All-America team (2024)

Career Highlights
• Member of the 2026 National Championship Team
   • Defeated No. 2 seed UConn, 69-63, to claim U-M’s second national title
• Helped U-M to a program-record 37-3 record (2025-26)
   • Set records for most wins (37) and fewest losses (3)
• Helped U-M capture the 2026 Players Era Championship in Las Vegas
   • Rolled to three straight 30+ point wins over three days (+36.7 average margin)
   • San Diego State (94-54; +40), No. 21 Auburn (102-72; +30), No. 12 Gonzaga (101-61; +40)
• Helped U-M secure the 2026 Big Ten regular-season title
   • Posted a program- and Big Ten-record 19-1 conference mark
   • Won title by four games, earning No. 1 seed in Big Ten Tournament
   • Went 10-0 in Big Ten road games, first team to do so in 50 years (Indiana, 1976)
• 2026 NCAA Tournament (No. 3 overall seed; No. 1 Midwest seed)
   • First Round: Defeated No. 16 Howard, 101-80
   • Second Round: Defeated No. 9 Saint Louis, 95-72
   • Sweet 16: Defeated No. 4 Alabama, 90-77
       • Seventh straight Sweet 16 appearance
   • Elite Eight: Defeated No. 6 Tennessee, 95-62
       • Fifth Elite Eight appearance in the last 10 tournaments
   • Final Four: Defeated No. 1 Arizona, 91-73
       • Ninth Final Four appearance
   • National Championship: Defeated No. 2 UConn, 69-63
       • First national title in 37 years (since 1989); second in program history

Career Milestones
• Played in 114 consecutive games and has not missed a game in his collegiate career
• Played 74 straight games at North Carolina, making 68 starts
• Started all 40 games at Michigan
• Surpassed 1,000 career points (1,037)
• Scored 617 points at North Carolina and 420 at Michigan
• Reached the 1,000-point milestone vs. No. 23 Tennessee (March 29, 2026; NCAA) on three-pointer
• Surpassed 600 career assists (615)
• Produced three straight 150-plus assist seasons
• Posted back-to-back 200-plus assist seasons: North Carolina (231), Michigan (234)
• Reached 500 assists against Penn State (Feb. 5, 2026) with eight assists
• Reached 600 assists vs. No. 23 Tennessee (March 29, 2026; NCAA) with 10 assists

Season: 2025-26 (Michigan)
• Started all 40 games, one of three Wolverines to do so
• One of seven Wolverines to appear in all 40 games
• Made U-M debut against Oakland (Nov. 3)
       • Five points, five rebounds and a career-best 14 assists
• Averaged 10.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and a team-best 5.9 assists in 27.3 minutes per game
• Posted 21 double-figure scoring games
• Had seven double-figure scoring games during the Wolverines’ nine postseason contests
• Career-high-tying 19 points, three times
• Wisconsin (Jan. 10), Indiana (Jan. 20), vs. No. 7 UConn (April 6; NCAA) in national championship
• Posted seven games with five-plus rebounds
• Career-high eight rebounds vs. Wake Forest (Nov. 11) in the Wolverine/Deacon Challenge
• Posted 27 games with five-plus assists, including six with 10-plus
   • Career-high 14 assists in U-M debut against Oakland
   • Added five more 10-plus assist games, four coming against Top 25 opponents
   • 13 vs. No. 12 Gonzaga (Nov. 26; Players Era)
   • 10 at Maryland (Dec. 13)
   • 10 vs. No. 18 Purdue (BTT championship game)
   • 10 vs. No. 23 Tennessee (March 29; NCAA) in Elite Eight
   • 10 vs. No. 2 Arizona (April 4; NCAA) in Final Four
• Logged 37 games with 20-plus minutes, including 16 with 30-plus
• Season-high 38 minutes vs. No. 18 Purdue (March 15; BTT)
• Posted three (point-assist) double-doubles
• 12 points, 10 assists at Maryland
• 10 points, 10 assists vs. No. 18 Purdue (BTT championship game)
• 13 points, 10 assists vs. No. 2 Arizona (NCAA) in Final Four
• Made a career-high 65 three-pointers
• One of four Wolverines with 60-plus three-pointers
• Surpassed his two-year total during career at North Carolina (39)
• Posted 11 games with three-plus three-pointers
• Career-high four three-pointers against Villanova (Dec. 9)
   • Shot 37.6 percent from long range (65-for-173)
• Added 34 steals and eight blocks
• Career-high-tying four steals vs. No. 2 Arizona (NCAA) in Final Four
• Career-high-tying two blocks against Michigan State (March 8)

Season: 2024-25 (North Carolina)
• Started all 37 games, one of two Tar Heels to do so
• Averaged 9.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and a team-best 6.2 assists in 27.8 minutes per game
• Posted 18 double-figure scoring games
• Season-high 18 points against American (Nov. 15)
• Posted nine games with four-plus rebounds
• Season-best six rebounds, five times
• Posted 26 games with five-plus assists, including six with 10-plus
   • Season-high 13 assists at Wake Forest (Jan. 21)
   • Added five more 10-plus assist games
   • 12 vs. San Diego State (March 18; NCAA)
   • 12 at Virginia Tech (March 4)
   • 12 Campbell (Dec. 29)
   • 11 vs. Notre Dame (March 12; ACC)
   • 11 at NC State (Jan. 11)
   • Led the ACC with 231 assists and ranked second in assists per game
• One of two ACC players with 200-plus assists (Syracuse's Naithan George, 220)
   • Most assists by a Tar Heel since Kendall Marshall in 2012 (351)
• Logged 34 games with 20-plus minutes, including 14 with 30-plus
• Career-high 39 minutes at Wake Forest (Jan. 21)
• Posted two (point-assist) double-doubles
• 12 points, 12 assists vs. Campbell (Dec. 29)
• 14 points, 13 assists at Wake Forest (Jan. 21)
• Added 41 steals, second-most on the team, and 10 blocks
• Career-high-tying four steals, twice: American (Nov. 15) and vs. Ole Miss (March 21; NCAA)
• Career-high two blocks against Elon (Nov. 4)

Season: 2023-24 (North Carolina)
• Played in all 37 games, one of six Tar Heels to do so
• Started 31 games, with all 31 coming over the final 32 games, missing only Senior Night
• Made collegiate debut against Radford (Nov. 6): five points, two rebounds and six assists
• First career start vs. Arkansas (Nov. 24; Battle 4 Atlantis): seven points, two rebounds and three assists
• Averaged 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and a team-best 4.1 assists in 23.9 minutes per game
• Posted seven double-figure scoring games
• Career-high 19 points at Miami (Fla.) (Feb. 10)
• Posted two games with five rebounds
• Season-high five rebounds against Notre Dame (March 5) and vs. Pittsburgh (March 15; ACC)
• Posted 15 games with five-plus assists, including one with 10-plus
   • Season-high 10 assists vs. Tennessee (Nov. 29) in ACC/SEC Challenge
   • Recorded the most assists (150) by a Tar Heel since Theo Pinson in 2018
• Recorded the most assists by a UNC freshman since Marcus Paige in 2013
• Became the 11th UNC freshman to record 100-plus assists
• Logged 30 games with 20-plus minutes, including five with 30-plus
• Season-high 35 minutes at Miami (Fla.)
• Added 29 steals and four blocks
• Career-high four steals at Miami (Fla.)
• Recorded one block four times, including the first of his career vs. Northern Iowa (Nov. 22; Battle 4 Atlantis)

Prep Career
• Prepped at Link Academy (Branson, Mo.) under coach Bill Armstrong
   • Reclassified to the Class of 2023 and enrolled at North Carolina
• Previously attended Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)
   • Missed sophomore season due to ankle injury
• MaxPreps All-America (2023); Freshman All-America (2020)
• Participated in Pangos All-American Camp (2021, 2022), Under Armour Elite 24 (2022) and Basketball Without Borders Global Camp (2023)
• As junior (2022-23), averaged 9.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 9.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game
   • Led Link Academy to a 27-1 record and GEICO Nationals championship
       • Championship: 11 points, three rebounds, five assists, two steals vs. AZ Compass (73-55)
       • Semifinal: 16 points, 10 assists, two steals vs. Sunrise Christian (67-61)
• AAU: Played for New Heights Lightning (N.Y.)
   • 2023 EYBL: 15.7 ppg, 9.3 apg (17 games)
   • Named Offensive MVP (Dallas session, 2023), EYBL Third Team (2022); All-Underclassmen Team (2021)

Sweden Basketball
• 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers
   • vs. Germany (L, 73-66): four points in seven minutes
   • vs. Estonia (L, 72-71): two points, one steal in eight minutes
• 2022 FIBA U18 European Championship (Romania)
   • Led Sweden to gold medal; named Tournament MVP and Top 5 All-Star
   • Averaged 21.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.2 steals
   • Championship vs. Denmark (79-66): 36 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals
• 2022 U18 Nordic Championship (Sweden)
   • Led Sweden to fourth-place finish; named Tournament MVP and Top 5 All-Star
• 2021 U18 Nordic Championship (Finland)
   • Helped Sweden to gold medal; named Top 5 All-Star
   • Championship vs. Iceland (88-68): 11 points, seven rebounds and three assists
• 2020 U16 Baltic Sea Basketball Cup (Estonia)
   • Helped Sweden to gold medal; named Tournament MVP
   • Championship vs. Finland (81-73): eight points, seven assists and five steals

Notes
• Born with congenital hearing loss and partially deaf in his right ear, he embraced it from a young age—proudly wearing his hearing aid and calling it his “superpower”
• As a freshman at North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball, was diagnosed with keratoconus in his left eye, underwent a successful corrective procedure and regained 20/20 vision
• Holds dual citizenship (United States and Sweden) and is fluent in both English and Swedish
• Made history as the first high school player to sign an NIL deal