Cade Cunningham's Real Name: Cade Cunningham

Quick answer: The basketball player is known professionally as Cade Cunningham. An official NBA biography and Oklahoma State's official athletics site independently date his birth to September 25, 2001. A longer middle name listed on Basketball-Reference is not independently confirmed here by a second independent publisher, so this page titles him under the public name.

Real name and early life

Independent publishers identify him under the professional name Cade Cunningham. An official NBA player biography dates the birth to September 25, 2001, and lists Oklahoma State as the school last attended. Oklahoma State's official athletics site independently says he was born on September 25, 2001, and lists his hometown as Arlington, Texas, where he played at Bowie High School. Basketball-Reference independently dates the birth to September 25, 2001, in Arlington, Texas, and also lists Bowie in Arlington, Montverde Academy in Florida, and Oklahoma State. This page records the official hometown listing and the Basketball-Reference birthplace listing. Basketball-Reference lists the longer name Cade Parker Cunningham; that middle name is not independently confirmed here by a second independent publisher.

Career highlights

An official NBA biography says he was selected first overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2021 NBA draft, becoming the third No. 1 overall pick in franchise history. The same official biography records later Detroit seasons, including 2023-24 averages of 22.7 points and 7.5 assists with 4.3 rebounds in 62 games, all starts, and says he ranked 21st in the NBA in points and eighth in assists per game that season. It also records a career-high 43-point game on December 18 against Atlanta. Oklahoma State's official athletics site says he became the first player in Oklahoma State history to be selected to the Associated Press All-America First Team and was named Big 12 Player and Freshman of the Year in his college season. Basketball-Reference independently records the 2021 first-overall selection by Detroit and later NBA statistical lines. The official NBA biography also says he became the third player in franchise history to average at least 22.0 points and 7.0 assists in a single season, after Dave Bing and Isiah Thomas.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Cade Cunningham are looking for the same basketball player. This page uses the public professional name.