Elliot Cadeau is “fine” after suffering a possible allergic reaction right before Michigan was preparing to head to Indianapolis for the Final Four on Wednesday.
The Wolverines point guard had alerted the team’s medical staff that he may be having an allergic reaction to something he had eaten, the school said in a statement.
“The doctors evaluated Elliot and he is fine,” the statement said.
Wolverines guard Elliot Cadeau reacts during the first half of Michigan’s Elite Eight win over Tennessee. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Video posted just before 3 p.m. on social media showed a person being taken out of the Player Development Center on a gurney by paramedics and was flanked by staffers in Michigan gear and police.
“Out of an abundance of caution, he is receiving medical supervision and will be traveling to Indianapolis later today,” Michigan also said in its statement.
Cadeau had been averaging 10.2 points and 5.8 assists this season for the Wolverines while starting all 38 games for the No. 1 seed.
In four games during the NCAA Tournament, Cadeau has been averaging 10.5 points and 8.3 assists per game.
Cadeau, who transferred to Ann Arbor from North Carolina, is hoping to help Michigan win its first men’s basketball national championship since 1989.
The Wolverines have defeated Howard, Saint Louis, Alabama and Tennessee en route to the Final Four.
They will now have to try to topple a fellow No. 1 seed in Arizona on Saturday night, as the Wolverines make their first appearance in the Final Four since 2018.
Michigan will hold practices on Thursday and Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Wolverines guard Elliot Cadeau drives past Nate Ament during the first half of Michigan’s Elite Eight win over Tennessee. David Banks-Imagn Images It wasn’t immediately clear whether Cadeau will be in the Wolverines lineup when they face the Wildcats on Saturday night.
