Elliot Cadeau

College Basketball Player

American-Swedish West Orange, NJ

Quick Info

ProfessionCollege Basketball Player
NationalityAmerican-Swedish
Date of Birth04/09/2004
Age21 years
BirthplaceWest Orange, NJ

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Bio/Wiki

Full NameElliot Valentin Cadeau
EthnicityMixed (American-Haitian father, Swedish mother)
CitizenshipDual US-Swedish
International RepSweden national team
LanguagesFluent in Swedish

Physical Stats & More

Height6'1"
Weight180 lbs

Personal Life

ResidenceWest Orange, NJ
Passions
  • Basketball
  • Football (New York Jets fan)
OvercameAnkle injury (missed sophomore HS year)
Clothing BrandElliot Cadeau Wear
Early EntryEarly prep graduate who reclassified and enrolled at UNC with Class of 2023

Family

FatherJames Cadeau (Haitian origin, tennis enthusiast)
MotherMichelle Cadeau (from Malmö, Sweden)
BrotherJustin Cadeau (played tennis at Howard University)

Career

High School Highlights
  • Bergen Catholic: 11.3 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 4.2 APG (freshman)
  • Link Academy: 10.9 PPG, 7.6 APG; 27-1 record; GEICO Nationals champions; 29 assists tournament record
  • Bergen Catholic: Established as top point guard in the country
  • Link Academy: 27-1 record; GEICO Nationals champions; set tournament record with 29 assists in 3 games (14 in championship game); won Bass Pro tournament of Champions
College
  • UNC Tar Heels (2023-25): Led ACC in assists (231 in 2024-25); career high 19 PTS, 13 AST
  • Michigan Wolverines (2025-26): Helped win Big Ten title (19-1); NCAA #3 seed
  • UNC Tar Heels (2023-25): Led ACC in assists with 231 in 2024-25 season; averaged 9.4 PPG and 6.2 APG; career high 19 PTS at Miami (2/10/24) and 13 AST at Wake Forest (1/21/25); scored in double figures 25 times; first Tar Heel with seven double-digit assist games since Kendall Marshall (2010-12); most assists by a Tar Heel since Marshall's 351 in 2011-12
  • Michigan Wolverines (2025-26): Helped win outright Big Ten regular-season title (19-1 conference record); led Michigan to NCAA Tournament; averaged 10.2 PPG
Awards
  • MaxPreps All-America (2023)
  • MaxPreps Freshman All-America (2020)
  • 5-star recruit
  • EYBL third team (2022)
  • EYBL All-Underclassmen team (2021)
NILFirst American high school athlete to sign international NIL deal with Swedish vitamin drink Vitamin Well and Flowlife

Favourites

Football TeamNew York Jets
Dream School (past)Texas Tech

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Did not play HS sophomore year due to ankle injury
2. Represented Sweden U16 at Baltic Sea Basketball Cup (gold medal)
3. Reclassified from 2024 to 2023 class
4. Born in US but plays internationally for Sweden
5. Set GEICO Nationals assists record with 29 in 3 games
6. Represented Sweden U18 National Team
7. Took first official visit to Texas Tech in September 2022
8. Had 113 turnovers and committed 102 fouls in ACC during 2024-25 season
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