Jakucionis was ruled out against Penn State roughly 45 minutes before tipoff. The 6-foot-6 freshman guard — Illinois scoring ...

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball head coach Brad Underwood discussed the injury status of guard Kasparas Jakucionis after Wednesday's game. Jakucionis did not play in Illinois' 91-52 win ...

Brad Underwood had reason to expect more from the Illinois defense this season. Reasons, actually. Starting with a clear "bugaboo" from 2023-24. Rim protection was an issue last season. Mostly because ...

The Illini got contributions from all around – including a spectacular breakout from Ben Humrichous – to win big ...

Illinois guard Tre White, left, chats with teammate Kasparas Jakucionis before Wednesday night’s Big Ten home game against ...

Jakucionis was named to the Midseason Top 25 Watch List for the John R. Wooden Award, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced on Tuesday. Now what Illini fans found out quickly and the rest of the ...

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The only primary area Penn State’s 7-footer isn’t averaging a career-high is in blocks per game (down from 2.1 to 1.9), but ...

No. 13 Illinois basketball returns to Champaign on Wednesday to play Penn State. This will be the Illini’s first home game of ...

Either way, it was yet another historic night for Brad Underwood’s team. Six days after beating then-No. 9 Oregon by 32 ...

Penn State faces Illinois. Our college basketball odds series has our Penn State Illinois prediction, odds and pick for ...

Illinois was the week's biggest riser, jumping nine spots from No. 22 to No. 13 after sweeping a West Coast swing.