Yaklich served as Michigan's defensive specialist and helped the team reach the 2018 NCAA Tournament Championship game. In his two seasons on the bench, Michigan compiled a 63-15 record.

The 43-year-old Yaklich, who was hired at Texas on May 31, 2019, brings 20 years of overall coaching experience to the sidelines. Yaklich worked the previous two seasons as an assistant coach under …

Mar 26, 2020 · Coach Yaklich enters his fourth season with UIC in 2023-24. No stranger to the state of Illinois and the Chicagoland area, Luke Yaklich (YOCK-litch) was named head men’s basketball …

Apr 24, 2024 · When the father of five, Dennis Yaklich, was found murdered right outside his property, it sent shockwaves through the entire community, leaving his family members and friends devastated.

Apr 18, 2025 · Yaklich was the head coach at Illinois-Chicago from 2020-24, finishing with a 47-70 record. Before that, he was an assistant at Illinois State (2013-17), Michigan (2017-19) and Texas …

Dennis Yaklich was killed in 1985 by two teenagers hired by Donna Yaklich, which inspired a 1994 made-for-TV movie. Donna Yaklich served 18 years of a 40-year sentence before being released …

Donna Yaklich was released from prison after serving nearly 18 years of a 40-year sentence for her role in the 1985 murder of her husband, Dennis Yaklich.

Mar 11, 2024 · Illinois-Chicago coach Luke Yaklich was fired Sunday after the Flames went 12-21 in his fourth season.

Record includes games as coach of major schools, and does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Luke Yaklich extends his impressive Illinois basketball coaching career by embracing a fresh start. After an eleven-year NCAA Division I men’s basketball coaching stint, he returns to high school basketball …