With Kylan Boswell and Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois appears to have no worries in the backcourt
With the NCAA men’s basketball season set to get underway in less than two weeks, CBS released its rankings of thein the nation. The list was put together by college basketball experts Gary Parrish, Matt Norlander and Kyle Boone. Altogether, 23 Big Ten players were listed, including two Illini:Clocking in at No. 90 on the list, Boswell, transfer guard from Arizona, is expected to play a big role for this season's Illini.
Jakucionis – or KJ, as his teammates often call him – is a freshman from Lithuania who landed at No. 86 on CBS' list. It's clear that Jakucionis’ ceiling is sky-high, and CBS even notes that his ranking may be “50 spots too low” by season's end. Pegged as a potential top-10 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Jakucionis is a 6-foot-6 lead guard known for being an ultra-smooth operator out of the pick-and-roll.
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