Jakucionis, who previously played for Barcelona in Spain, is one of the best young guards in college basketball. He is ...

Illini basketball’s leading scorer will be sidelined in the Wednesday, January 8 game against Penn State, according to ...

The Illini got contributions from all around – including a spectacular breakout from Ben Humrichous – to win big ...

A left forearm injury will sideline Illini point guard Jakucionis for Wednesday's game against the Nittany Lions ...

Kasparas Jakucionis had 18 points, six assists and five rebounds as No. 22 Illinois held on to defeat Washington 81-77 on ...

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Kylan Boswell was called for his first foul just 34 seconds into Wednesday night's game when Penn State's Ace Baldwin Jr. took a charge as the Illinois guard pushed the ball up the court. The reaction ...

Illinois (11-3, 3-1 in Big Ten play) is currently No. 13 nationally, up nine spots this week after they poured it on Oregon. The 6-foot-6 Jakucionis scored 16 points in 22 minutes of the 109-77 ...

Kasparas Jakucionis made a tiebreaking layup with 32 seconds left, and No. 22 Illinois survived a furious comeback bid by ...

Illinois freshman point guard Kasparas Jakucionis is on the Midseason Top 25 Watch List for the John R. Wooden Award, ...

No. 13 Illinois had to take on a frisky Penn State team without star freshman point guard Kasparas Jakucionis, who is dealing with a forearm injury.

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 ...