Former Tiger Marcus Allen shares health update at March Madness
Allen was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in December, but he seems to be in the home stretch of treatment.
ST. LOUIS — Mizzou will meet some old friends when it matches up with Miami (Fla. ) in the NCAA Tournament.
Charlton “C. Y. ” Young, now an assistant coach for Jai Lucas at UM, spent three seasons as an assistant under Dennis Gates at Mizzou.
Miami (Fla. ) guard Tre Donaldson was teammates with Anthony Robinson II at Florida State University High School in Tallahassee, Fla. , while UM guard Tru Washington played with Trent Pierce at AZ Compass Prep in Phoenix.
But Mizzou will also be facing another one of its former players in Marcus Allen, who transferred to Miami (Fla. ) after one season with the Tigers. It was a homecoming for the sophomore, as Allen grew up in Miami and graduated from Miami Norland High School about 30 minutes north of UM.