Michigan player suffers medical emergency at practice and is rushed to the hospital ahead of Final Four
A University of Michigan men’s basketball player suffered a medical emergency on Wednesday and was subsequently rushed to the hospital ahead of Saturday’s Final Four.
As seen in footage recorded by WWJ 950’s Jon Hewett, the player who was later identified as Elliot Cadeau was taken on a stretcher from Michigan’s practice facility in Ann Arbor into a waiting ambulance, all while a towel was draped over his head.
Cadeau is undergoing some cautionary medical supervision, but is expected to rejoin the team in Indianapolis.
‘Elliot alerted the medical staff that he may have had an allergic reaction to something that he ate,’ read a team statement. ‘The doctors evaluated Elliot and he is fine. Out of an abundance of caution, he is receiving medical supervision and will be traveling to Indianapolis later today.’
The Wolverines face another top seed in the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday in Indianapolis for the right to advance to Monday’s national championship.
A New Jersey native, Cadeau has been a key contributor for the Wolverines this season. The 6ft1 junior guard ranks fourth on the team in scoring at 10.2 points a game, while chipping in with a team-high 5.8 assists per contest as well.
As seen in footage recorded by WWJ 950’s Jon Hewett , the player who was later identified as Elliot Cadeau was taken on a stretcher from Michigan’s practice facility in Ann Arbor
Michigan Wolverines guard Elliot Cadeau (3) cuts the net after defeating Tennessee Volunteers in an Elite Eight game. Michigan will now face Arizona in the Final Four on Saturday night
Cadeau’s season was made all the more impressive by an injury to key reserve guard LJ Cason, who is out with a knee injury.
Head coach Dusty May has been forced to rely more on Roddy Gayle and Trey McKenney in Cason’s place, but Cadeau now regularly plays all but a few minutes each game.
Remarkably, Cadeau has played in 112 straight games dating back to his time at the University of North Carolina.
The Wolverines have not won a national championship since 1989, when the team was lead by future NBA All-Star Glen Rice.
The Wolverines will face a 36-2 Arizona team that has been dominant under coach Tommy Loyd. The Wildcats ranked first in the country in nine of the 19 AP Top-25 polls this season.
