1. Cade Parker Cunningham was born on September 25,2001 and is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association.
41 Facts About Cade Cunningham
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Cade Cunningham attended Bowie High School in his hometown of Arlington, Texas, before transferring to Montverde Academy in Florida, where he was rated a consensus five-star recruit and among the top players in the 2020 class by major recruiting services.
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Cade Cunningham won a gold medal with the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.
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Cade Cunningham was the NBA first overall pick by the Detroit Pistons in the 2021 NBA draft.
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Cade Cunningham was named an NBA All-Star for the first time in 2025.
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Cade Cunningham was born in Arlington, Texas, to Carrie and Keith Cade Cunningham.
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Cade Cunningham grew up playing football as a quarterback, which he believes helped him become a better passer and leader on the basketball court.
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Cade Cunningham focused on basketball after watching his brother play the sport in college.
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Cade Cunningham frequently played basketball with his father and brother at a recreation center.
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Cade Cunningham played the point guard position for Barnett Junior High School in Arlington.
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Cade Cunningham averaged 15.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game, helping Bowie reach the District 6A Region I final.
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Cade Cunningham finished the season averaging 18.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game.
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Cade Cunningham chose Montverde, whose team was ranked number one in the country by USA Today, for its academics and coaching.
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Cade Cunningham was teammates with Greg Brown and Mike Miles Jr.
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Cade Cunningham played only 22 minutes per game due to the depth of his team.
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Cade Cunningham was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game, Jordan Brand Classic, and Nike Hoop Summit, but all three games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cade Cunningham emerged as a top-25 recruit in the 2020 class at the end of his sophomore season at Bowie.
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Cade Cunningham was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the best players in his class.
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Cade Cunningham received offers from top NCAA Division I programs, including Duke, Kentucky, and North Carolina, but many analysts viewed Oklahoma State as his likely destination after the program hired his brother Cannen as an assistant coach.
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On November 5,2019, Cade Cunningham announced his commitment to Oklahoma State.
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Cade Cunningham became the highest-ranked committed recruit in program history and the first five-star recruit to join Oklahoma State since Marcus Smart in 2012.
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Cade Cunningham was the first Oklahoma State player to earn the distinction since Bob Kurland.
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Cade Cunningham became the fourth player to win Big 12 Player of the Year and Big 12 Freshman of the Year in the same season, joining Marcus Smart, Kevin Durant, and Michael Beasley.
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Cade Cunningham was unanimously selected to the first-team All-Big 12, the All-Freshman Team, and the All-Newcomer Team.
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Cade Cunningham received major NCAA Division I freshman of the year honors, among them the Wayman Tisdale Award, Sporting News Freshman of the Year, and National Association of Basketball Coaches Freshman of the Year.
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Cade Cunningham was drafted with the first overall pick of the 2021 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons.
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Cade Cunningham missed part of training camp, all of preseason, and five of Detroit's first six regular-season games due to an ankle injury.
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Cade Cunningham topped LeBron James and Trae Young.
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Cade Cunningham was named MVP of the Rising Stars Challenge on February 18,2022.
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Cade Cunningham averaged a rookie-best 17.4 points, plus 5.6 assists and 5.5 rebounds, to finish the season.
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Cade Cunningham became one of only 10 NBA players to average 17 points, five assists, and five rebounds in their rookie season, joining Luka Doncic, Tyreke Evans, LeBron James, Steve Francis, Grant Hill, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Alvan Adams, and Oscar Robertson, becoming the only player other than Magic Johnson on that list to not win Rookie of the Year.
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Cade Cunningham ultimately finished third in Rookie of the Year voting, behind winner Scottie Barnes and Evan Mobley, receiving a total of nine first-place votes.
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Cade Cunningham did not play again following this game due to a stress fracture in his left shin.
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Cade Cunningham had a last-second shot to win the game but it missed as time expired.
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Cade Cunningham recorded a triple-double in his third consecutive game, tying him with Grant Hill as the longest such streak in Pistons franchise history.
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Cade Cunningham had 22 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds, and the win put the Pistons' season record back above.
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Cade Cunningham surpassed Isiah Thomas for the most 15-assist triple-doubles in Pistons franchise history with three.
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On January 30, Cade Cunningham was named as reserve for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, his first selection.
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Cade Cunningham finished the regular season averaging 26.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game in 70 contests.
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Cade Cunningham joined Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history to average 25+ points, 5+ rebounds and 9+ assists per game at age 23 or younger.
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Cade Cunningham played for the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Heraklion, Greece.