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 ...

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 ...

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

The only focus is tomorrow’s game against Xavier, and that’s it.” Illinois’ Kasparas Jakucionis, right, shoots over Maryland’s Ja’Kobi Gillespie on Jan. 23, 2025, in Champaign.

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. ...