Miami guard announces Thursday morning his return to Coral Gables for another season

The Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball program got some good news on Thursday morning that freshman guard Dante Allen will be returning to Coral Gables for his 2nd year with Miami, he told The Field of 68.  

Allen is coming off his true freshman season where in 18 games as a starter where he averaged 8.3 points, 2.8 rebounds per game, 2.0 assists per game, and is coming off an efficient tournament run where he provided scoring sparks in both the Missouri and Purdue games.  

Allen was a member of Coach Jai Lucas’s first recruiting class at Miami next to Shelton Henderson, with both of those guys coming in as Top 50 recruits with hopes of stepping up to be the next big stars at Miami.  

With the decision, Dante Allen becomes the first Hurricane to announce his return, with more announcements expected to be made soon between both Shelton Henderson and Tru Washington.

For Jai Lucas and Miami’s program, the return of a starter in Allen is needed for a program that is losing three leaders in Tre Donaldson, Malik Reneau and Ernest Udeh Jr. Allen’s experience and leadership in 2026 will be of much use as Miami looks to keep on building towards another run in March next year.  

Welcome back, Dante!  

(Photo: Christian Proscia, NewEraPrep)