Five-star freshmen are largely leading the effort, and Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis is near the front of the pack in that regard. At 6-foot-6, he got off to a decent start with the Illini ...

The Wizards were able to grab their elite guard in Rutgers' Dylan Harper, and Utah got their own in Kasparas Jakucionis. A number of other teams were able to add top-end talent, too. Want to join ...

Five months from now, Illinois freshmen Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley and Maryland rookie Derik Queen all could hear their names announced during the first round of the NBA Draft. But as the ...

BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Illinois faces Northwestern after Kasparas Jakucionis scored 21 points in Illinois' 91-70 loss to the Maryland Terrapins. The Fighting Illini have gone 8-3 in home games.

Added Illini freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis, who flirted with a triple-double (11 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists): "I think against Maryland we started the game with little energy ...