Alex Legion (born November 16, 1988) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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before ending his career in 2019.

College career

He signed out of high school with the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

, but withdrew his commitment when Wolverine head coach

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was fired. He then enrolled at the

University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical ...

but transferred to the

University of Illinois The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United ...

during his first college semester. Legion enrolled for the second semester, making him eligible to play after the conclusion of the fall semester of 2008. He played his sophomore year and half of his junior year with the Illinois, 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. Legion then transferred to Florida International University, to be coached by

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. In February 2011, Legion was dismissed from Florida International University for a violation of team rules.

College statistics

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Professional career

After one year workout he signed with

PVSK Panthers PVSK-Panthers, for sponsorship reasons known as PVSK-Veolia or simply Pécs, is a men's basketball club based in Pécs, Hungary. It was the oldest non-Budapest based basketball club playing in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the first division of Hun ...

of Hungary for the 2012–13 season. In September 2013, he signed with

Roseto Sharks Pallacanestro Roseto is an Italian professional basketball club based in Roseto degli Abruzzi. They play in the third division Serie B Basket, Serie B as of the 2024–25 season. Sponsorship names The club has had several denominations through th ...

of Italy for the 2013–14 season. In May 2014, he joined

Sagesse Beirut Sagesse Sports Club (), known as Hekmeh () in Arabic, is a multi-sports club supported primarily by the Maronite Christian community. History Hekmeh, or Club Sportif La Sagesse was founded in 1943, under the patronage of the Maronite father Bo ...

of Lebanon for one game. In July 2014, he returned to Italy and signed with Veroli Basket. On December 4, 2014, he left Veroli and signed with

Pallacanestro Trapani Trapani Shark is an Italian professional basketball team that is based in Trapani, Sicily. The club plays in the top division Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the Basketball Champions League, Champions League. The team triumphed over rivals ...

for the rest of the season. On July 18, 2015, Legion signed with Al Jaysh Doha of the

Qatari Basketball League The Qatari Basketball League () is the top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar. The winning team obtains the participation right to the FIBA West Asia Super League. The first official season took place in 1981/82. There is a second ...

. On January 26, 2016, he signed with Arkadikos of Greece for the rest of the

2015–16 Greek Basket League The 2015–16 Greek Basket League was the 76th season of the Greek Basket League, the top-tier professional basketball league in Greece. Teams Promotion and relegation *Panionios, Panelefsiniakos, and KAOD were relegated after the 2014–15 ...

season. On July 29, 2016, Legion signed with

Viola Reggio Calabria Viola Reggio Calabria is an Italian professional basketball club based in Reggio Calabria, Calabria. At its heyday the club was renowned for discovering talented players who would go on to play at the highest level, for example five former player ...

of Italy for the 2016–17 season. On January 23, 2017, he left Reggio Calabria and signed with

Fortitudo Bologna Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, commonly known as Fortitudo Bologna and currently known as Fortitudo Flats Service Bologna for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy and currently plays in the second division. H ...

for the rest of the season. On June 20, 2017, he re-signed with Fortitudo for one more season. On February 1, 2018, he left Fortitudo and signed with

Pallacanestro Mantovana Pallacanestro Mantovana, known for sponsorship reasons as Dinamica Mantova, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Mantua, Lombardy. Founded in 2004, the side plays in the second division Serie A2 as of the 2015–16 season. The ...

for the rest of the 2017–18 season. On November 25, 2018, Legion signed with

Alex Legion (ex Pompea MNV) is a newcomer at CD Valdivia
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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Legion, Alex 1988 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Chile American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American expatriate basketball people in Qatar American men's basketball players Arkadikos B.C. players Basketball players from Detroit Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players Jordanian men's basketball players Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball players Pallacanestro Trapani players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) PVSK Panthers players Roseto Sharks players Small forwards Veroli Basket players Viola Reggio Calabria players Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) alumni Sagesse SC (basketball) players Naturalised basketball players El Jaish SC basketball players 21st-century Jordanian sportsmen CD Valdivia players