On April 28, Beijing time, Stanford University rookie Andrej Stojakovic, the son of former NBA All-Star Peja Stojakovic, announced on social media that he had committed to joining Berkeley.
Andrej Stojaković
Stojakovic toured the Golden Bears' campus last weekend and was impressed by the plans of coach Mark Madsen, a native of Sacramento, Calif., who was also recruited by schools such as Kentucky, North Carolina and the University of Michigan, but chose to stay near his hometown to play.
Andrej Stojaković
Stojakovic was a top-25 high school player in the Class of 2023 and was selected to the 2023 McDonald's All-Star Game, where he finished No. 22 on the ESPN High School Top 100 list for the Class of 2023 and soared from outside the top 100 to the five-star edge after a strong spring and summer club game before the senior season.
Andrej Stojaković
Stojakovic, 6-6 (1.98m) tall, averaged 7.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in his freshman season and shot just under 33 percent from three-point range, and had a strong start to his college career, scoring in double figures in three of his first four games, but was inconsistent in the rest of the game.
Andrej Stojaković
Stojakovic sees Jaylon Tyson's success at Berkeley last season as a potential barometer of what he can do under Madsen, who was also a top-30 player in the nation in high school but didn't reach his potential at the University of Texas and Texas Tech until he played at Berkeley this season, averaging 19.6 points per game in 2023-24 to make a shot at the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft.