Big Ten guard was not expected to drop to No. 20 overall, but he fittingly came right before a fellow teammate ...

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Illinois coach Brad Underwood embraces former Illini guard Kasparas Jakucionis after the latter was selected by the Miami ...

Party like it is 2005.Illinois basketball had two first round NBA draft picks for the first time in 20 years. That's when ...

Riley, coming off a decorated freshman season, was selected in the first round by the Wizards to set off social media ...

Four players with Illinois ties began their NBA journeys Wednesday night when they heard their names called during the first round of the NBA draft. Joliet native Jeremiah Fears went at No. 7 to the ...

Lithuanian guard Kasparas Jakucionis, who starred for Illinois basketball for one season, was selected by the Miami Heat at ...

Feedback on the Heat’s selection of 6-6 Illinois point guard Kasparas Jakucionis, who had been widely projected as a late ...

Illini guard Kasparas Jakučionis dropped out of the lottery, but he was still selected in the first round by _ on Wednesday ...

Sports Illustrated is tracking the 2025 NBA draft with grades on every first-round pick. Follow along live as each selection ...

With the No. 21 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz selected Illini forward Will Riley on Wednesday night.

Kasparas Jakucionis had to wait longer than most everyone expected to hear his name called during the first round of the 2025 NBA draft on Wednesday night at the Barclays Center. Other point guards ...