On Wednesday night, three of the top prospects in the 2025 NBA Draft battled in New Brunswick, New Jersey, a Big 10 matchup ...

Few freshman – few players, really – got off to a better start this season than Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis. Eleven ...

Kasparas Jakucionis is dealing with adversity on the court for the first time in his college career. The talented freshman ...

Illinois currently holds a record of 15-8 overall and 7-6 in conference play, having lost five of its last eight games.

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

In the two games missed by Illinois' Kasparas Jakucionis leading into Tuesday's road matchup with Indiana, the Illini learned that they didn't necessarily need their dynamic freshman guard to survive.

Kasparas Jakucionis plays as a guard for the Illinois Fighting Illini basketball program and is a freshman in the 2024=25 season. Kasparas hails from Vilnius, Lithuania, and trained at FC Barcelona.

Illinois freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis is receiving more than just NBA draft hype. On Tuesday, the Lithuanian was named ...

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (12-11, 4-8 Big Ten) face a fellow Big Ten squad, the Illinois Fighting Illini (15-8, 7-6 Big ...

Illinois freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis, left, hangs in the air as he looks up at the basket in Wednesday night’s 82-73 ...

Find out the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Minnesota Gophers men's basketball game betting odds, over/under and point spread on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).