After announcing last month that he would be leaving Illinois in search of a “more stable program,” Teko Powell has ended up at one that was disbanded less than two years ago, resurrected a half-year later and won’t resume play until 2017.
According to al.com, Powell (pictured, No. 93) joined the UAB program last week and is now listed on the Blazers’ roster. Powell comes to UAB as a graduate transfer from the Illini.
“I had four different head coaches that either recruited me or coached me,” Powell said in announcing his decision to leave the Illini in July. “I’m looking for a more stable program with the last two years of eligibility that I’ll have.”
Powell’s new head coach, Bill Clark, signed a five-year contract in September of last year, for what that’s worth.
After appearing in seven games as a true freshman, Powell played in 10 contests as a sophomore in 2013, starting six of those contests. He started the first three games of the following season before he was sidelined with a season-ending foot injury. Thanks to another foot injury sustained during summer camp, he also missed the entire 2015 season.
Those injuries led to Powell being granted fifth and sixth seasons from the NCAA.
