On Thursday night, two draft titans in Illinois’ guard Kasparas Jakucionis and Maryland center Derik Queen met in a stout Big Ten matchup, with the former coming away with a blowout win. A small-ball ...

Maryland's Derik Queen and Illinois' Kasparas Jakucionis set to face off today while hoping for bounce back performances from two of the nation's most promising freshmen.

Jakucionis, who previously played for Barcelona in Spain, is one of the best young guards in college basketball. He is ...

Illinois absolutely destroyed Indiana on the road and they were led by their star freshman Kasparas Jakucionis. The 6-foot-6 ...

Julian Reese had 27 points and 17 rebounds and Derik Queen scored 25 points to lead Maryland to a 91-70 victory over No. 17 Illinois.

Whether it’s his passing, scoring or defensive ability, Kasparas Jakucionis has already proven this season why the Illinois ...

No. 19 Illinois (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) will visit Breslin Center for Sunday’s noon tip. The Fighting Illini are the ...

Jakucionis was named to the Midseason Top 25 Watch List for the John R. Wooden Award, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced ...

The team said they are in the mindset of next man up mentality and need to produce when KJ is not on the court. Head Coach ...

No. 19 Illinois lost a heartbreaker at No. 12 Michigan State, 80-78.Illinois started off hot and led by as many as 10 points ...

SEATTLE — Kasparas Jakucionis made a tiebreaking layup with 32 seconds left, and No. 22 Illinois survived a furious comeback bid by Washington to squeak out an 81-77 victory Sunday. The Fighting ...

Illinois basketball is coming off one of the most lopsided Big Ten wins you will see in your lifetime. Last week, the Illini had a good run on the West Coast wi ...