Sophomore Marcus Allen, a guard/forward for the University of Miami men’s basketball team, will miss the remainder of the 2025–26 season after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the program announced Friday.
The Allen family released a statement confirming the diagnosis and shared that Allen has begun chemotherapy treatment this week.
“We want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers during an extremely difficult time for our family,” the statement read. “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.