"CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Miami sophomore forward Marcus Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and will miss the remainder of the season, the school announced Friday. The Hurricanes and Allen's family said he was diagnosed following routine medical tests. Allen, a Miami native who started his college career at Missouri before joining the Hurricanes this year, averaged 5.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 19 minutes per game this season. He has already started chemotherapy treatments."
""Marcus is an incredible person and teammate, and we will do everything we can to support him and his amazing family during this difficult time," Miami coach Jai Lucas said. "Marcus brings toughness and selflessness to our locker room every day and those same qualities will help him defeat this disease. Our entire program will continue to support Marcus in any way that we can as he focuses on his health.""
""We want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers during an extremely difficult time for our family," Allen's family said in a statement. "We thank God for his continued Grace, Mercy and Favor. We wait in anticipation for the miracle healing to take place. We are standing on FAITH.""
Marcus Allen, a Miami sophomore forward, has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and will miss the remainder of the season. Routine medical tests produced the diagnosis and Allen has already started chemotherapy treatments. Allen averaged 5.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 19 minutes per game this season after transferring from Missouri. Coach Jai Lucas expressed full team support and praised Allen's toughness and selflessness. Allen was a consensus four-star recruit who led Miami Norland High to a 2024 state championship and played in several national all-star events. Allen's family expressed gratitude, faith, and hope for recovery.
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