The Illini have produced a number of stars over the past 25 years, and in this Illinois on SI series we highlight the best of the best ...

With NIL rapidly developing into the most appealing development setup for young basketball talent, it's no surprise that an influx of European talent has made i ...

Brad Underwood’s five-out system thrives on bigs who can stretch the floor. Big Z hasn’t always been eager to battle in the ...

Any player the Illinois basketball team lands for the future is welcomed with open arms. It doesn’t matter how many stars are next to your name or the size of t ...

Illinois signed Mihailo Petrovic, but the wait for the 22-year-old Serbian point guard to arrive in Champaign continues ...

The Miami Heat drafted Kasparas Jakucionis with the 20th pick. The rookie playmaker could help fill some of the on-ball creation gaps within Erik Spoelstra’s current rotation. However ...

So when the Heat selected guard Kasparas Jakucionis with the No. 20 selection in last month’s 2025 NBA draft, most pundits assumed the University of Illinois product would be an impact player ...

NBA Summer League Grades for Illinois Alums: Miami Heat's Kasparas Jakucionis This article first appeared on Illinois Fighting Illini on SI and was syndicated with permission.

Mar 14, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini guard Kasparas Jakucionis (32) shoots the ball while Maryland Terrapins forward Julian Reese (10) defends in the first half at ...

Illinois lost two NBA players -- Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley, who combined for 27 PPG. But Illini head coach Brad Underwood reloaded with professional Eastern Europeans, old transfers, and ...

The six former Illinois standouts on Summer League rosters represented a cross section of all those player types. Here's a look at how they fared.