The Miami Heat have received few negative remarks about taking Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis in the first round of the NBA draft. In fact, many experts are ...

The Heat drafted Illinois' Jakucionis with the 20th pick in the NBA Draft. What will his role be in his first year?

It was an exciting 2025 NBA Draft, as the Illinois basketball program had two players taken in the first round. Despite ...

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History was made for Illinois Basketball on Wednesday night, as freshmen Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley became the first-ever one-and-done players for the Illinois program.

The Miami Heat selected Kasparas Jakucionis with 20th pick in the NBA draft, making him only the fourth active Lithuanian ...

Heat fans just got something more to be excited about after Wednesday night, when they selected former Illinois guard Kasparas Jakučionis with the 20th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. “The feeling is ...

Kasparas Jakučionis has played with several teams in the past, and the Lithuanian believes that experience will help him as ...

The Miami Heat's sole draft pick Kasparas Jakucionis is a basketball savant. At 15 years old, Jakucionis began playing in ...

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