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Luigi Suigo, a Class of 2026 prospect, is on campus at Illinois this week for a recruiting visit. The 7-foot-3, 240-pound ...

N ow that the NBA trade deadline for the Utah Jazz is over, it’s time to shift our focus to the future. I want the Jazz front ...

There are plenty of talented freshmen in the Big Ten, but the most impactful one may be Illinois star Kasparas Jakucionis ...

Will Riley had 27 points, nine rebounds and seven assists off the bench and Kasparas Jakucionis had 24 points to help No. 23 ...

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

Illinois freshman Kasparas Jakucionis makes impressive Assembly Hall debut Kasparas Jakucionis didn’t seem to have any jitters playing at Assembly Hall for the first time. He scored eight ...

Kasparas Jakucionis didn’t seem to have any jitters playing at Assembly Hall for the first time. He scored eight points with two 3-pointers in the opening three minutes and assisted on Illinois ...

Illinois freshman Kasparas Jakucionis scored 19 points in the first half with three made 3-pointers after missing the team's previous two games with a left forearm injury. Need a break?

Illinois is a high-ceiling team, featuring a gifted 6-foot-6 Lithuanian freshman guard in Kasparas Jakucionis (who missed a recent loss to USC) and 7-1 Croatian center Tomislav Ivisic, a sophomore ...