Jakucionis' drop was one of the stunners of the draft. An anonymous Big Ten coach detailed why the Illini guard fell.

At 15 years old, Kasparas Jakucionis began playing in youth basketball leagues in his hometown of Lithuania. Relocating from ...

Jakucionis fell into Miami's lap after Brooklyn, armed with five first-round picks, passed on him in favor of three other ...

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 ...

After the Heat selected Kasparas Jakucionis with the 20th overall pick, this team exec sees "tremendous potential" in the ...

NBA Draft was filled with surprises, good and bad trades, and players who were steals late in the first round. One of the ...

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

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 ...

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.