Prized recruit Alex Legion Leaves Illini

By Paul M. Banks Special thanks to Illinois Loyalty.com for the picture It’s yet another move for the highly heralded recruit, who just can’t seem to find a spot anywhere. Junior guard Alex Legion (Detroit, Mich.) has left the Illinois basketball program. “Alex is a good kid who faced a difficult situation in returning to the court last year at semester break,” Illinois head coach Bruce Weber said. “He worked hard during his time here and gave great effort. We wish him the best and we’ll do whatever we can to help him in his transition.” When he came to Illinois last year, he was rated the highest recruit of the Bruce Weber era at the time. Legion de-committed from his hometown Michigan Wolverines twice, and also played at (and left) the University of Kentucky before coming to Champaign. Because of his nomad ways, the peripatetic player has (whether deservedly or not) developed a reputation as sort of a head case. But during his time with t...