Miami’s Marcus Allen out for season after non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis
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Miami basketball forward Marcus Allen will miss the rest of the 2025-26 season after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the school announced on Friday.
Allen, who spent his freshman season with Mizzou last year, appeared in 8 games for Miami so far this season. The family said Allen received his diagnosis following a recent series of routine medical tests. He has already begun chemotherapy treatment.
“We want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers during an extremely difficult time for our family,” the Allen 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.”
Added Miami head coach Jai Lucas: “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. 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.”
A GoFundMe to support the Allen family has been created.
Allen, a 6-foot-7 sophomore from Miami, was a 4-star recruit out of the 2024 class. He appeared in 26 games as a true freshman for the Tigers last season, averaging 2.6 points and 2.0 rebounds in 9.2 minutes per game off the bench.
Thus far, Allen had filled a more prominent role off the Miami bench, averaging 19 minutes a night while scoring 5.3 points to go along with 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists.
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