Illinois gets the Andrej Stojakovic news the Fighting Illini basketball program was waiting for

Illinois picked up a huge win on Monday away from the court that'll help the Fighting Illini be that much stronger on it when next season rolls around.

The son of one of the NBA's all-time great shooters will be coming to Champaign.

Andrej Stojakovic announced he's joining Illinois in the transfer portal.

He chose the Fighting Illini over a final three that also included North Carolina and Stanford.

Stojakovic started his college career at Stanford, then went to Cal before choosing to transfer again and landing at Illinois.

Andrej, at 6-foot-7, was ranked as the consensus No. 23 recruit in the 2023 class.

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His two best games of 2024-25 with the Golden Bears came in the ACC Tournament, when he put up a 29-point outing and then followed it up by dropping 37.

Andrej's father Peja finished as high as fourth in the NBA MVP voting, when in 2003-04 he averaged 24.2 points per game and shot 43.3 percent from 3-point range and 92.7 percent at the foul line.

The Serbian-born Peja went on to appear in games for the Indiana Pacers, New Orleans Hornets, Toronto Raptors and the Mavericks. Dallas was Peja's last stop, in 2010-11, and he averaged 8.6 points per game.

Illinois went 22-13 overall in 2024-25, with a 12-8 Big Ten record.

The Fighting Illini will be hoping to improve and move up the conference standings. Stojakovic's addition helps that.

He'll be seeking an NBA future, and in the process, he can help Illinois compete for a league title.

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