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 ...

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

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

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.

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

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 ...

Illini freshman Kasparas Jakucionis takes questions before Thursday's shootaround in Milwaukee. Illini freshman Kasparas ...

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

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Kentucky guard Koby Brea (4) handles the ball against Illinois ...

On Tuesday morning, Illinois freshman lead guard Kasparas Jakucionis was named to the All-Big Ten Third Team and All-Big Ten Freshman Team. But Jakucionis’ excellent first-year campaign hasn’t ...

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. ...