The Illini's first two verbal commitments of the season rank outside the top 150, but Illini fans needn't worry. Here's why: ...

If one was predicting friendships within the Illinois basketball program, there could be some obvious guesses. Ben Humrichous ...

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

If you just look on paper, Brad Underwood didn’t pull in a great recruiting class for 2025. The Illini finished ranked No. 47 in the country for the class of 20 ...

Kasparas Jakucionis brings European flair and relentless playmaking to Miami, a young guard whose size, skill and fearless ...

However, Jakucionis didn’t do himself much justice during his first taste of professional basketball. He struggled throughout ...

Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 ...

The Heat saw what they needed from rookie Kasparas Jakucionis, but his NBA readiness, particularly ball security, is still a ...

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.