Legion tells Gillispie he wants back on team

University of Kentucky Coach Gillispie had his press conference today and discussed the University of Indiana basketball game coming up this Saturday. Coach went onto discuss the teams practices, updates on injuries of Jasper and Meeks. Coach also said that Alex Legion wants to return to the team. Below is the comments from todays presser. Courtesy of UKathletics.com for more comments from Gillispie and UK players click here.

On the Alex Legion situation...

"Well, he's not with the team. I think our guys have done a fantastic job, by not letting that be a distraction for them. They've been really focused in practice and done a fantastic job. We're getting ready to go and play Indiana which will be a huge task for us. I don't know about all of the reports. I don't know exactly what has been reported. We talked today for the first time. I'd heard we'd been in discussions all week and we'd been sending guys to convince him to stay. Alex is a good person and he has the ability and opportunity to be a good player at some point. While he was with us, he did a good job for us. But when a player chooses to do something different, we understand that. We hate to lose anyone. But when they make that decision, we move on. I talked to Alex today and he wants to be back on the team. That's the first time I've spoken to him. We wished him well. I love him as a person. I think he is a great young person. But it has not been a distraction for us and it will not be a distraction for us. Alex asked me last night if I could meet with him this morning. We met for a little bit. Alex is still not with the team."