Jakicionis was born in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius in May of 2006. Vilnius has about 600,000 people and is the most populous city in the so-called Baltic states of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia ...

Jakucionis didn't have a great second half of the college basketball season, especially after Illinois' loss to Kentucky.

There was a time earlier this season when Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis was a top-five lock in the 2025 NBA Draft, with ...

Summary: Jakucionis is a slick shot-creator with a creative passing gene and a fearless scoring ability, carving up defenses ...

Here are three things to know about Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball guard Kasparas Jakucionis, a consensus top pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Several of Illinois' American-born players have been asked in recent days whether their foreign-born teammates understood the weight and significance of March Madness on the sports landscape. But no ...

Illinois star guard Kasparas Jakučionis enters his first NCAA Tournament after a month of ups and downs, and he’s excited for the win-or-go-home stakes.

With the Miami Heat's losing streak, it may be time to start looking toward this offseason. For this draft, the Miami Heat owe their 2025 first-round pick to t ...

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 ...

Illinois basketball's Kasparas Jakucionis, Tomislav Ivisic and Kylan Boswell spoke to the media before facing Xavier in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

A loss would be no typical “end” for this team. It has likely one-and-dones in freshmen Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley, ...

No. 6 seed Illinois already was having trouble keeping up with No. 3 seed Kentucky on Sunday in the second round of the men’s ...