The No. 25 Illinois Fighting Illini (15-7, 7-5 Big Ten) visit the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11-11, 4-7) Wednesday at Jersey ...

Illinois basketball has had some trying games over the past several weeks. It all started when star freshman Kasparas ...

Illinois freshman Kasparas Jakucionis has been selected a Top 10 candidate for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year ...

Illinois freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis is on the Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List, the U.S. Basketball ...

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NBA Draft class is shaping up to be one of the better one’s in years, boasting combo forwards, jumbo guards and productive ...

Jakucionis, who previously played for Barcelona in Spain, is one of the best young guards in college basketball. He is averaging 16.4 points as well as 5.6 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game while ...

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood expresses frustration with Big Ten officiating, citing a drop in free throw rates ...

Illinois freshman phenom Kasparas Jakucionis arrived on campus with high expectations, even months before the start of the 2024-2025 campaign. The Illini hadn't welcomed a new recruit regarded so ...

Illinois freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis will not play in the Illini's game against Penn State in Champaign on Wednesday due to injury, according to a report on the Big Ten Network. In a ...

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis will not play in Wednesday's game with a left forearm injury, a team spokesperson said. The star freshman tried to go through pre-game warmups ...

Kasparas Jakucionis had 18 points, six assists and five rebounds as No. 22 Illinois held on to defeat Washington 81-77 on Sunday afternoon in Seattle and complete a sweep of its trip to the ...