As the draft approaches, five players from international backgrounds have separated themselves as likely top picks.

Jakucionis, who previously played for Barcelona in Spain, is one of the best young guards in college basketball. He is ...

A loss to the Cornhuskers on Thursday gave frustration to Illinois coach Brad Underwood, reflecting on the No. 18 Fighting ...

Illinois flipped its roster after making a run to the Elite Eight last season and coach Brad Underwood knew there would be ...

NBA Draft class is shaping up to be one of the better one’s in years, boasting combo forwards, jumbo guards and productive ...

No. 19 Illinois (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) will visit Breslin Center for Sunday’s noon tip. The Fighting Illini are the ...

A+ or F. Aside from the two-point loss to Michigan State in East Lansing, those are the only two grades No. 18 Illinois could have received in its past seven games. Beat Penn State by 39 for the ...

Grow up, grow up," Underwood said. "I don't know. I would like to have an explanation...I don't know. Tonight was very ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Kasparas Jakucionis made a tiebreaking layup with 32 seconds left, and No. 22 Illinois survived a furious comeback bid by Washington to squeak out an 81-77 victory Sunday.

Kasparas Jakucionis had 18 points, 13 rebounds and four assists for Illinois, which lost for the first time in 10 meetings ...

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on ...

LINCOLN, Neb. – No. 18 Illinois dropped an overtime battle at Nebraska, 80-74, on Thursday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Kasparas Jakucionis posted his second-consecutive double-double with a ...