Illinois basketball stars Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley were selected with back-to-back picks in the NBA Draft.

The players selected in the first round of the 2025 NBA draft. Duke freshman Cooper Flagg went first overall to the Dallas Mavericks. Flagg became the fourth freshman named Associated ...

The Miami Heat contemplated trading their 20th overall pick in recent weeks. But the talent of newly drafted Kasparas ...

History was made for Fighting Illini Basketball on Wednesday night, as freshmen Kasparas Jakucionis (Vilnius, Lithuania) and ...

Kasparas Jakucionis is far from a finished product. Although he may have a versatile scoring package, along with exceptional ...

For all the months, even years, of scouting, sometimes there is no pretense about how the NBA draft also can be an act of ...

After all, ESPN’s NBA Draft expert Jonathan Givony ranked Jakucionis as the 10th-best prospect in the 2025 draft class. The ...

The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft has concluded, and there were some risers and fallers throughout the night.

The consensus was the surprise that Kasparas Jakucionis was still available when the Miami Heat made the Illinois guard their ...

Jakučionis earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors and was named to the All-B1G Second Team by the Associated Press.

"Miami Heat" culture is among the most popular terms in the NBA, highlighting the organization's commitment to player ...

Feedback on the Heat’s selection of 6-6 Illinois point guard Kasparas Jakucionis, who had been widely projected as a late ...