Draft:Jason Jakstys

Jason Jakstys
No. 31 – Illinois Fighting Illini
Position	Power forward
League	NCAA Division I
Personal information
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Yorkville
College	Illinois (2024–present)
Playing career	2024–present
Career history
2024–present	Illinois

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Jason Jakstys (born September 17, 2005)^[1] is an American basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini.^[2]

High school career

Jason was born in Yorkville, Illinois in September 2005. He attended Yorkville High School,^[2] where he joined the varsity basketball team. During his high school career, he scored over 1,000 career points and led the Foxes^[a] to forty-four victories in his final two seasons.^[1]

College career

Jason decided to join the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign men's basketball team when he entered the college in 2023, but sat out the 2024-25 season as a redshirt.^[1]

During the 2025–26 season, he made his active debut for the Illini. In January 2026, his season was cut short when he was ruled out for the remainder of the year due to a blood clot.^[3] He was diagnosed with Venous thoracic outlet syndrome and thus underwent rib-removal surgery at Northwestern Medicine, and following a recovery, he rejoined the team ahead of the 2026–27 season.^[3]

Notes

↑ The athletic teams of Yorkville High School are known as the Foxes

References

1 2 3 "Jason Jakstys - 2026-27 - Men's Basketball". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
1 2 "Jason Jakstys Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
1 2 Dahn, Andrew. "University of Illinois basketball player ready for return after Northwestern Medicine procedure". www.audacy.com. Retrieved 2026-08-04.

External links

Illinois Fighting Illini bio

[3] The athletic teams of Yorkville High School are known as the Foxes

[IlliniBio-1] 1 2 3 "Jason Jakstys - 2026-27 - Men's Basketball". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved 2026-08-02.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Jason Jakstys Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 2026-08-02.

[:1-4] 1 2 Dahn, Andrew. "University of Illinois basketball player ready for return after Northwestern Medicine procedure". www.audacy.com. Retrieved 2026-08-04.

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