Stanford guard Stojakovic moving to Cal

• Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 27, 2024, 01:06 PM ET

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Stojakovic, the child of former NBA All-Star Peja Stojakovic and one of the very best available wings in the website, has actually devoted to Cal, he informed ESPN.Stojakovic went to the Golden Bears’ school last weekend and left impressed by coach Mark Madsen’s program. The Sacramento, California, native was pursued by Kentucky, North Carolina and Michigan, among others, but chose to remain close to home.”It was just the general openness from Coach Madsen and his staff,”Stojakovic said. “We had many conversations about a development plan, what me at Cal could look like. Simply in general, the consistency with them recruiting me, hanging around with myself and my family.” Editor’s Picks 2 Associated Madsen made Stojakovic a concern in the website from the time he went into in mid-March, carrying out an at home see with

the freshman wing and his household early in the process.”I didn’t know him at all. My dad didn’t know him personally. He pertained to your home that very same week I entered the website,”Stojakovic said. “The stories and experiences he had the ability to show my daddy the very first time meeting, we sort of bonded over each other’s objectives. What he wishes to achieve for his group, however his vision for myself. He genuinely thinks in me, the personnel really thinks in me. That’s all someone like me might request for. “Stojakovic looked at the success of Jaylon Tyson in Berkeley last season as a potential barometer for what he

could do under Madsen. Tyson was a highly promoted hire coming out of high school however didn’t reach his capacity until he spent a year each at Texas and Texas Tech before transferring to Cal. He averaged 19.6 points per game in 2023-24.”What they did with him, if you compare his years at Texas, Texas Tech and Cal, it’s a comparable vision as to how they could utilize me,

“Stojakovic stated.”Showcase skills I haven’t been able to use in the past and display some of my game that I haven’t really dealt with myself. … The something I requested for from every program was a depth chart. Cal was really transparent with the whole procedure. Provided me a clear chart of who dedicated, who they’re trying to get. It looked quite clear to me. “Stojakovic was a top-25 recruit coming out of high school in the 2023 class, earning McDonald’s All American honors. He was ranked No. 22 in the ESPN 100

, increasing from outside the leading 100 to borderline luxury status after a huge spring and summertime proving before his senior year.During his lone season in Palo Alto, Stojakovic balanced 7.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, shooting just under 33 %from 3-point variety. He started his career strong, with three double-digit scoring efforts in his very first four games, however had problem with inconsistency the remainder of the way. Stojakovic scored 16 points versus Arizona on New Year’s Eve and had 20 points in February versus USC.He was one of four key Stanford players to enter the portal soon after coach Jerod Haase was fired. Leading scorer Maxime Raynaud opted to return to Palo Alto after Washington State’s Kyle Smith was called head coach, while Brandon Angel went to Oregon and Kanaan Carlyle committed to Indiana.Stojakovic’s dad, Peja, balanced 17 points throughout 804 NBA games. He was a three-time All-Star and won an NBA champion with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011.