Five-star freshmen are largely leading the effort, and Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis is near the front of the pack in that regard. At 6-foot-6, he got off to a decent start with the Illini ...

ST. LOUIS — Kasparas Jakucionis couldn't sleep after a gut-wrenching loss to No. 1 Tennessee at the buzzer, despite the unavoidable physical exhaustion from playing 37 of the 40 minutes in that ...

While he wasn’t one of the most touted names before the NCAA season began, Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis is climbing up mock drafts. Jakucionis, who previously played for Barcelona in Spain ...

Despite a 1-1 week, Illinois freshman Kasparas Jakucionis picked up Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors on Monday. He received the honor along with Rutgers’ Dylan Harper. KJ averaged 23 points ...

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 ...

Freshman point guard Kasparas Jakucionis, who missed Illinois' previous two games because of a left forearm strain, returned to the lineup Tuesday against Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana.