Elliot Cadeau

Elliot Valentin Cadeau is an American-Swedish college basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference. He was an NCAA national champion and the NCAA tournament's Most Outstanding Player in 2026. Cadeau previously played for the North Carolina Tar Heels for his first two seasons. He was born in the United States, but represents Sweden internationally. After several years representing Sweden at the youth level, he made his senior national team debut in 2023.

Elliot Cadeau was born in Brooklyn on September 4, 2004. Before his rise to basketball fame, he was a promising young athlete developing his skills, likely navigating the typical experiences of a student-athlete in his formative years.

• •Elliot Cadeau was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and also lived in France before moving to the United States.
• •He reclassified from the class of 2024 to the class of 2023 to play college basketball a year earlier than expected.
• •Cadeau committed to play college basketball at the University of North Carolina (UNC) before his senior year of high school.
• •He was a highly touted recruit, ranked among the top point guards in his class nationally.