Next season, Illini Coach Bruce Weber will be welcoming heralded Kentucky transfer Alex Legion to Champaign, according to a published report.

Legion chose Illinois over Notre Dame.

"It was a tough situation because they're both great schools, but it came down to relationships," the 6-foot-4, 195-pound Legion told the Chicago Tribune.

After the 2007 high school season, Legion was rated the No. 29 recruit in the ESPN 150. He will have 2? years of eligibility remaining and can join the Illini once his 2008 first semester grades are posted.