There was a time earlier this season when Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis was a top-five lock in the 2025 NBA Draft, with many people putting him as the second-best lead initiator in the class ...

MILWAUKEE — Kasparas Jakučionis never watched NCAA basketball when he was growing up. The time difference in his home country of Lithuania was inconvenient, and he usually focused on European ...

Freshman Kasparas Jakucionis has had to learn how to deal with failure and grow from it. If he does, Illinois could be dangerous in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament. MILWAUKEE ...

The Illinois basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament in part because of the play of dynamic freshman Kasparas Jakucionis. The dangerous 6-foot-6, 205-pound guard averaged 15.0 points and 5. ...

CHAMPAIGN — Kasparas Jakučionis hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to put Illinois ahead for good, and the Illini rallied past No. 18 Purdue 88-80 on Friday night. Illinois (20-11 ...

Despite their inconsistencies, they have a potential top ten pick in Kasparas Jakucionis who is a 6-foot-6 freshman guard out of Lithuania. The Lithuanian guard is averaging 15.4 points ...