Cade Tyson rejoins Minnesota for fifth season

Cade Tyson has rejoined Minnesota with the intent to play this season, the school said Tuesday. The 6-foot-7 leading scorer enrolled in classes for the fall semester and will practice with the Golden Gophers while waiting for official eligibility clearance.

Tyson was part of a group of college basketball players from the high school graduating class of 2022 who won in court the right to play another year after being excluded from the NCAA's approval in June of a new eligibility model that allows five seasons of competition over a five-year period. His status went back into flux when a federal appeals court temporarily halted that initial order.

Tyson averaged 19.6 points and 36.7 minutes to lead Minnesota in his first season with the program after playing two years at Belmont and one at North Carolina. Minnesota opens the regular season on Nov. 2 against North Dakota.