Illinois (11-3, 3-1 in Big Ten play) is currently No. 13 nationally, up nine spots this week after they poured it on Oregon. The 6-foot-6 Jakucionis scored 16 points in 22 minutes of the 109-77 ...

Boswell and Jakucionis' imprints were all over Illinois' 80-77 Braggin' Rights win over Missouri in St. Louis on Dec. 22.

Boswell finished with a triple-double of 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the 24th-ranked Illini’s 117-64 ...

If Jakucionis puts up at least 20 against Chicago State, he will tie former Illini guard Ayo Dosunmu for the most 20-point games as a freshman under head coach Brad Underwood. Jakucionis would also be ...

Illinois athletics Kasparas Jakucionis defends during Sunday’s Braggin’ Rights game against Missouri at the Enterprise Center ...

Underwood figures if it worked for Ayo Dosunmu and Trent Frazier ... Jakucionis are keying a strong start for the No. 24 Fighting Illini (8-3). They'll shoot for a non-conference win Sunday ...

And yeah, it's a challenge." The Illini are 8-10 against AP top-10 teams over the last five seasons, but they're just 3-9 since Ayo Dosunmu's departure in 2021. Illinois fell short against No. 8 ...