Back when a few leaves still clung to branches around Champaign and Illini fans clung to dark-horse national championship ...
You’ve probably heard the whispers at some point: Illinois might be the best team in the Big Ten. The Illini are dark-horse Final Four contenders. If this team comes together, there's no telling ...
Feb 11, 2025; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini guard Kasparas Jakucionis (32) drives to the basket during the first half against the UCLA Bruins at State Farm Center. Mandatory ...
Illinois (16-8, 8-6) improved to 15-1 when scoring at least 80 points and is averaging 85 points, the most since the 1988-89 Final Four team. Jakučionis, one of 10 finalists for the Jerry West Aw ...
Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis (32) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm ... was starting to get looked at like a true Final Four-caliber team. “I believe that our ceiling is really ...
Freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis averages the highest point total for Illinois with 16 points per game. Earlier in the ...