Alex Legion is an American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player who played at Oak Hill Academy

Oak Hill Academy (Virginia)

Oak Hill Academy is a co-educational, private Baptist-affiliated secondary school in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, United States. Oak Hill's enrollment of approximately 150 students is 98% boarders, serving grades 8–12...

. He signed out of high school with the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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, but withdrew his commitment when Wolverine head coach Tommy Amaker

Tommy Amaker

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 was fired. He then enrolled at the University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

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 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 and Florida International University

On December 21, 2007, Legion announced he would be transferring to University of Illinois. Legion enrolled for the second semester, making him eligible to play after the conclusion of the fall semester of 2008. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-071222illinoisbasketballrecruitingalexlegion,1,90195.story He played his sophomore year and half of his junior year with the Illini, but after averaging only 2.7 points in 10 minutes per game at the beginning of the 2009 season, he decided not to return to the team after winter break. http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/article_716ffc32-f4b1-11de-a2b3-001cc4c002e0.html
Legion then transferred to Florida International University, to be coached by Isiah Thomas

Isiah Thomas

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. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1407299.html In February 2011, Legion was dismissed from Florida International University for a violation of team rules. http://www.nationofblue.com/alex-legion-having-trouble-again-5339/

Statistics

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| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Kentucky

Kentucky Wildcats

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| 6 || 2 || 17.5 || .417 || .333 || .556 || 1.8 || 1.3 || 1.5 || .2 || 6.7
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | Illinois

Illinois Fighting Illini

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| 22 || 0 || 11.1 || .289 || .240 || .750 || 1.5 || 0.5 || .4 || .0 || 3.5
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Illinois
| 11 || 1 || 9.9 || .297 || .211 || .667 || 0.9 || 0.5 || .3 || .1 || 2.7
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
| align="left" | Florida International
| 10 || 2 || 28.1 || .462 || .431 || .636 || 5.1 || 1.3 || 1.0 || .4 || 13.0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 49 || 5 || 15.1 || .373 || .323 || .657 || 2.1 || 0.8 || .6 || .1 || 5.7

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