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Illinois Suffers Big Blow Before Playing

ESPN's Erin Andrews just reported on the air that Illinois point guard Chester Frazier suffered what is being called a bruised hand in practice Wednesday. She said it is "highly doubtful" that he will play at all this weekend, but the team hopes he can play next week in the Big Dance. Andrews also mentioned that Frazier...

Bruce Weber Calls Alex Legion 'Kobe,' Says 'Indiana Will Suck'

Illinois basketball coach Bruce Weber had a rare recruiting success in December when he got Alex Legion to transfer to Illinois from Kentucky.While it remains to be seen whether Legion is part of a turnaround for the Illini after their disastrous 2007-08 season, Weber had some interesting things to say about Legion during...

Alex Legion Chooses Illinois

What an odd feeling this must be for folks in Champaign. Bruce Weber went after a shooting guard and actually convinced him to enroll at Illinois.Kentucky transfer Alex Legion chose Illinois over Notre Dame on Saturday night."It was a tough situation because they're both great schools, but it came down to relationships,"...

Maybe Alex Legion Won't Leave Kentucky

On Monday FanHouse's Ryan Ferguson noted that Kentucky freshman shooting guard Alex Legion had decided to transfer. But today Seth Davis of SI.com reports that Legion is having second thoughts, and that Billy Gillispie is open to keeping him around."We met with Alex and his mother Friday, and she informed us of her desire...