Michigan’s Elliot Cadeau Has Allergy Scare Ahead of Final Four vs. Arizona

Ahead of the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament, the Michigan Wolverines are dealing with a unique storyline involving guard Elliot Cadeau. On Wednesday, it was reported that Cadeau alerted medical staff after he may have had an allergic reaction to something he ate. After being evaluated by team doctors, the good news was that everything appeared to be fine, but Michigan still decided it would be best for him to travel separately later in the day and meet the team in Indianapolis.

That decision made sense given the timing and nature of the situation. The incident happened right before Michigan was set to depart for the Final Four, and it was serious enough in the moment that Cadeau was reportedly wheeled out and loaded into an ambulance to be evaluated. Naturally, that created some concern around one of Michigan’s most important players just days before one of the biggest games of the season.

The key here, though, is that this is not expected to affect his availability moving forward. Michigan said Cadeau was fine and would still be joining the team in Indianapolis for its heavyweight matchup against Arizona on Saturday. That is obviously a major relief for the Wolverines.

It is great news for Michigan because Cadeau has been one of the team’s most important players this season. The former top recruit spent his first two seasons at North Carolina before transferring to Michigan, and this year he started all 38 games he played in while averaging 10.2 points and 5.8 assists per game while shooting nearly 38% from beyond the arc. He gives Michigan a natural lead guard who can score, facilitate, and help space the floor offensively.

He has also been especially important during the NCAA tournament and is coming off a 17-point, 10-assist performance in Michigan’s Elite Eight win over Tennessee. So while this quickly became a major storyline in the middle of the week leading into Saturday’s Final Four action, all signs point to Cadeau being okay, which is exactly what Michigan needed.