When Illinois freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis encountered his first rough patch of the season, the effect it had on his ...

Illinois has never had a one-and-done first-round NBA mock draft but Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley could give Illinois two in one year Jeremy Werner 2 Woo wrote of Jakucionis: "It's clear ...

It's the oldest play in the book. Even after just two games, it should be expected that if any Illinois player were able to ...

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Basketball has obviously made massive leaps worldwide and has brought elite-level talent into college basketball this season.

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois broke into the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time this season Monday debuting at No. 25 when the ...

CHAMPAIGN — Kasparas Jakucionis came within two rebounds of becoming the first Illinois freshman to record a triple-double on Friday, but the Lithuanian guard still left Friday's rout of SIU ...

None of the offseason chatter matters now, and although Jakucionis and Riley have shown they will be very good players, ...

Illinois (2-0) returned to the State Farm Center on Friday night for the second game of their three-game opening homestand.

Freshman point guard Kasparas Jakucionis stacked up 12 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds as Illinois pulled away for a 90 ...