Who Are Elliot Cadeau, Jalen Washington? North Carolina Sophomore Guard , Junior Forward Who Entered Their Names Into Transfer Portal Tuesday

Who are Elliot Cadeau, Jalen Washington?

North Carolina sophomore guard , junior forward who entered their name into transfer portal Tuesday.

As sophomore for North Carolina Elliot Cadeau averaged 9.4 points , 2.9 rebounds , 6.2 assists while shooting 44.5 %

As a junior Jalen Washington averaged 5.7 points , 4.2 rebounds, 0.5 assists while shooting 59.4 %

According to ESPN App

In 2024-2025 season Elliot Cadeau was on a team that finished the season with record of 23-14 lost to Ole Miss in first round of NCAA Tournament 71-64 on Friday March 21, 2025 in Milwaukee Wisconsin.

Elliot Cadeau deciding to transfer means North Carolina is without a starting point guard and will need to recruit a starting point guard.

According to Shelby Swanson’s News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article302796859.html

Elliot Cadeau never really spoke on why he entered his name into transfer portal!

However,

His brother Justin Cadeau did on his Twitch channel had some incites by saying can't really speak on Elliot's side of things, that's for him to speak on. But I can tell y'all, you know, why me and people close to me thought that, you know, he should no longer stay at that school.

First off, the first thing I wanna say, Elliot did not ask anyone for $2 million. If you think Elliot care about money, you're stupid. There's a rumor going around that he asked for 2 million from UNC. He did not ask that. It's so obvious that this is a rumor just to farm hate and have a cop out for Elliot leaving.

People are just trying to farm hate on Elliot. Oh, he's not worth two mil. You know what I'm saying? He never asked for that. Okay. I want y'all to know that the system just, I don't think it fit Elliot. Elliot came up to school a year earlier than he should have. This should have been his first year this year, but he came up early because he felt like he was ready.

He didn't really have anything left to prove in high school, you know? Elliot came up to a team that didn't really have a spot for him. You know what I mean? The one thing people could say about his freshman year was he wasn't shooting (the basketball) well. I'll say, you know, as a brother, the coaches just didn't have much belief in Elliot.

You know, like it was at the point, you know, Elliot's shooting in a game. He missed a shot and coach taking him right out. If he missed, you know what that does to a kid's confidence, especially a freshman, a young kid coming in looking to earn a spot, not really knowing what his role is. He's shooting the ball, he would miss and he'd automatically be out of the game.

I don't know if y'all realized that when he played. That kills your confidence as a player, which I think to do as a coach is crazy 'cause he never had that problem. The UNC system I just think wasn't for Elliot. I don't know if y'all watch, but at UNC, they don't shoot midranges. The coaches think a midrange is a bad shot, which was one of Elliot's best shots.

If you watch a UNC game, they barely put up mid ranges because they think it's a bad shot. On top of that, they also think floaters are bad shots. So that's why Elliot kind of like, you know, was rim rushing a lot because if they shoot a floater or a two, it's a bad take.

They gonna take you out game. So, but that's their system. You know, it might work for other players, it might work for their program. But I don't think for Elliot, that's the best play style, you know what I'm saying? So being limited to not being able to do that, I feel like I kind of messed with 'em. I throughout that season."

According to Nick Delahanty article https://keepingitheel.com/elliot-cadeau-s-brother-speaks-on-his-decision-to-enter-the-transfer-portal

Jalen Washington had this to say following North Carolina’s 71-64 loss to Ole Miss in the second round of NCAA Tournament!

Throughout all of the adversity that we had this year, we just stuck with it and just kept fighting,"So really that's kind of like a life lesson that we all can walk away with. Stuff's not always going to go our way. Stuff's going to be hard. We're going to be down. But it's not about how you start, it's about how you finish."

Moments later there, amid the quiet of season-ending defeat in the postgame locker room at Fiserv Forum, Washington was asked if he preferred to stay on with the Tar Heels and return next season for a fourth year, rather than pursuing other options in the offseason.I'm a Tar Heel and that's all I can say about that," he said in response. "I'm a North Carolina Tar Heel."

According to Adam Smith 247 Sports article” https://keepingitheel.com/elliot-cadeau-s-brother-speaks-on-his-decision-to-enter-the-transfer-portal

Well turns out Jalen Washington isn’t going to continue to be a Tar Heel because he is entering his name into transfer portal!