Myron Medcalf and Jeff Borzello put together a consensus list of the NCAA title contenders. Did the Illini earn a spot?

NBA Summer League for Jakucionis was a series of stumbles interspersed with moments of brilliance (and, ultimately, optimism?

The Illinois basketball team made it to the Round of 32 last season before losing to Kentucky. The Fighting Illini were led by Kasparas Jakucionis, who at times seemed to be in a league of his own on ...

Kasparas Jakucionis helped Illinois basketball back into the NBA Draft lottery. The Miami Heat selected Jakucionis No. 20 overall in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday night.

I caught up with former Illinois head basketball coach Bruce Weber.He led Illinois to the national championship game in 2005, ...

However, Jakucionis didn’t do himself much justice during his first taste of professional basketball. He struggled throughout the California Classic and then blew hot and cold while featuring in Las ...

In this file photo, Kasparas Jakucionis of the Miami Heat controls the ball against the Atlanta Hawks in the first half of an ...

CHAMPAIGN — History was made for Illinois Basketball on Wednesday night, as freshmen Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley became the first-ever one-and-done players for the Illinois program. The ...

Jakucionis also flashed the intriguing upside that led some to project him to be a lottery pick in the draft before he fell ...

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Since getting the attention from his time with Barcelona’s youth system and then transitioning to Illinois, Kasparas ...