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 ...

Illinois guard Kasparas Jakučionis is entering the 2025 NBA draft. "This has been my dream from a young age," he said to ESPN's Jonathan Givony. "I've waited for this moment a long time.

An NBA scout on Kasparas Jakucionis: “I think he’s got potential, he’s got some scoring ability, actually, he reminded me a bit of Tyrese Haliburton. That said, I don’t fully trust his ...

On the second day of the NBA draft combine, Illinois guard Kasparas Jakučionis was excited simply to be in an NBA jersey. OK, so technically it wasn’t a real NBA jersey. Draft prospects spend ...

Illinois star Kasparas Jakučionis is declaring for the 2025 NBA Draft after earning all-Big Ten honors as a freshman, he announced Monday. The 6-foot-6 Lithuanian guard could be the the first ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...