Former UK guard Alex Legion is transferring from Illinois, the Detroit News reported on Wednesday.
Legion played one semester for UK in the 2007-08 season before transferring to Illinois. It’s not yet known where he’ll go.
Here’s the story from the Detroit News:
Alex Legion, who played high school basketball at Detroit Country Day and at one point signed with Michigan, is leaving the Illinois team.
Illini sports information spokesman Derrick Burson said Legion is transferring, but Burson didn’t know where.
Legion originally signed with Michigan but got his release when former U-M coach Tommy Amaker was fired. Legion then signed with Kentucky and played the first half of the 2007-08 season with the Wildcats before transferring to Illinois.
Legion is a 6-foot-5 junior guard who played 33 games for the Illini this season and last season, totaling 107 points. He scored a career-high 15 points last year against Michigan State and had a season-high 11 points against Presbyterian on Nov. 21. He was averaging 2.7 points this season.
“He worked hard during his time here and gave great effort,” Illinois coach Bruce Weber said in a statement. “We wish him the best and we’ll do whatever we can to help him in his transition.”
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
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WOW…you are just now copying and pasting this information? It was announced yesterday and most people in the basketball world already knew about it.
Day late and a dollar short Jerry. How did you ever get into the HofF?
Really Matt ? Did Jerry steal your girl or something ?? Kind of harsh dont you think ? Maybe there is a reason it was posted a little late.