- Alex Legion
Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Alex Legion
caption =
college = Illinois
sport =Basketball
jersey = ?
position = Guard
class = Freshman
career_start = 2007
height_ft = 6
height_in = 4
weight_lb = 199
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1988|11|16
birth_place =Inkster, Michigan
highschool = Oak Hill AcademyMouth of Wilson, VA Alex Legion (born
November 16 ,1988 inInkster, Michigan ) is an Americanbasketball player who played at the prestigiousOak Hill Academy . He signed out of high school with theUniversity of Michigan , but withdrew his commitment when Wolverine head coachTommy Amaker was fired. He then enrolled at theUniversity of Kentucky but transferred to theUniversity 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 toUniversity of Illinois . Legion will enroll for the second semester, thus making him eligible to play after the fall 2008 semester concludes. [http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-071222illinoisbasketballrecruitingalexlegion,1,90195.story]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.htmlReferences
* [http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-071222illinoisbasketballrecruitingalexlegion,1,90195.story|Chicago Tribune article on Legion's transfer to Illinois]
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