Alex Legion

Alex Legion
College	Illinois
Sport	Basketball
Position	Guard
Jersey #	33
Class	Sophomore
Career	2007–present
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Nationality	USA
Born	(1988-11-16) November 16, 1988 Inkster, Michigan
High school	Oak Hill Academy Mouth of Wilson, VA

Alex Legion (born November 16, 1988 in Inkster, Michigan) is an American basketball player who played at the prestigious Oak Hill Academy. He signed out of high school with the University of Michigan, but withdrew his commitment when Wolverine head coach Tommy Amaker was fired. He then enrolled at the University of Kentucky but transferred to the University of Illinois during his first college semester. He is a 6'4", 199 lbs. Parade All-American guard.

Transfer to Illinois

On December 21, 2007, Legion announced he would be transferring to University of Illinois. Legion will enroll for the second semester, thus making him eligible to play after the fall 2008 semester concludes. [1] Alex played his sophomore year and half of his junior year with the Illini but after a troubling career he decided not to return to the team after after winter break. [2]

Statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Kentucky	6	0	17.5	.417	.333	.556	1.8	1.3	1.5	.2	6.7
2008–09	Illinois	22	0	11.1	.289	.240	.750	1.5	0.5	.4	.0	3.5
2009–10	Illinois	11	1	9.9	.297	.211	.667	0.9	0.5	.3	.1	2.7
Career		37	1	11.7	.311	.246	.697	1.4	0.6	.5	.1	3.8

External links

• http://www.ukathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=37&url_article_id=20341&change_well_id=2
• http://www.illinibasketballhistory.com/players/alegion.html

References

• Tribune article on Legion's transfer to Illinois

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