California transfer SF Andrej Stojakovic commits to Illinois

California transfer small forward Andrej Stojakovic has committed to Illinois, On3’s Joe Tipton reports. He played just one season with the Golden Bears and will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Stojakoic started in 28 of 29 games this past season, going from averaging 7.8 points as a true freshman to 17.9. He also chipped in 4.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 blocks per game as he was named an honorable mention All-ACC member.

Stojakovic is the son of former NBA player Peja Stojakovic, who played 13 seasons in the league primarily with the Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Hornets. Peja Stojakovic still ranks 32nd all-time in NBA history with 1,760 3-pointers made.

Andrej Stojakovic originally began his career at Stanford in 2023-24 as a four-star recruit out of Jesuit High School in Carmichael, California. He ranked as the No. 25 overall player and No. 5 shooting guard in the cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

He would go on to start 10 of 32 games with the Cardinal and made 34 3-pointers to rank 10th in single-season school history for a freshman. He also contributed 3.4 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 22.3 minutes per game.

Stojakovic joins an Illinois team that is coming off of a second-round exit in the NCAA Tournament this past season. The Fighting Illini will likely lose leading scorer Kasparas Jakucionis, who is a projected NBA lottery pick. Stojakovic will surely be counted on to fill some of the scoring void he leaves behind.

Andrej Stojakovic is just the second transfer to join Illinois this offseason along with former Arkansas center Zvonimir Ivisic. Stojakovic ranks as the No. 30 overall player and No. 5 small forward in On3’s Transfer Portal Player Rankings.

The college basketball transfer portal officially opened for business on Monday, March 24, and will close on Tuesday, April 22. As of this writing, more than 1,000 players had already entered their names.

Last spring alone, 1,962 Division I players tested the portal waters. Based on the early numbers from this year, even more could follow. For the first time in history, more than half of the points scored in college basketball were scored by players from the transfer portal, not high school, in the 2024-25 season.

In data gathered over the first two years with transfer windows, the NCAA found most athletes enter the portal within the first four weeks of the portal opening. The study showed that 73% of men’s and women’s basketball undergraduate athletes entered during the first four weeks. That increased to 82% for men and 86% for women in 2024.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.