BREAKING: Marcus Allen to Miss Remainder of Season

[Trinton Breeze]

University of Miami men’s basketball sophomore Marcus Allen will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The Allen family released the following statement:
“Marcus has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and has begun chemotherapy treatment this week. We want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers during an extremely difficult time for our family. We thank God for his continued Grace, Mercy and Favor. We wait in anticipation...

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[Camerooski66]

My father battled NHL, I feel for him -- that is awful.

 

[JZCane0825]

The good news is they (hopefully) caught it early and it's localized. Survival rate is pretty high thankfully.

 

[cookies]

 

[nickster]

I had the exact the same thing and took chemo and that was 10 years ago and I never had a problem nor did the cancer come back and I get checked every year. Praying that this young man will be able to resume his college career again with UM.

 

[MedleyCane]

University of Miami men’s basketball sophomore Marcus Allen will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The Allen family released the following statement:
“Marcus has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and has begun chemotherapy treatment this week. We want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers during an extremely difficult time for our family. 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.”

A native of Miami, Allen appeared in eight games in his first season back home, averaging 18.9 minutes, 5.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.

“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,” head 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 fans worry about players being sidelined with injuries and then this happens.
This is real life.
It really gives us perspective on what is truly important.
Prayers for this young man and his family.

 

[P-Tizzle]

I had the exact the same thing and took chemo and that was 10 years ago and I never had a problem nor did the cancer come back and I get checked every year. Praying that this young man will be able to resume his college career again with UM.

Hey brother, I have a question for you. Is the screening you get each year also for secondary cancers as well?

 

[nickster]

Hey brother, I have a question for you. Is the screening you get each year also for secondary cancers as well?

Yes, I go to an oncologist twice a year and in the past 10 years I have been cancer free. I hope this young man will be the same and continue playing BB at the U.

 

[caneingville]

I had the exact the same thing and took chemo and that was 10 years ago and I never had a problem nor did the cancer come back and I get checked every year. Praying that this young man will be able to resume his college career again with UM.

Glad you are doing better now.

 

[Trav]

Holy sh*t that's a rough diagnosis for a kid that age. Fortunately he's so young that hopefully they can get ahead of it. But he'll have to stay on top of it his whole life.