Stanford’s Stojakovic entering transfer portal

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Stanford freshman Andrej Stojakovic, the son of previous NBA All-Star Peja Stojakovic, got in the guys’s basketball transfer portal Tuesday.

Stojakovic was a top-25 hire coming out of high school in the 2023 class, earning McDonald’s All-American honors. He was ranked No. 22 in the ESPN 100, escalating from outside the leading 100 to borderline first-class status after a big spring and summer season showing before his senior year.

During his only season in Palo Alto, Stojakovic balanced 7.8 points and 3.4 rebounds, shooting just under 33% from 3-point range. He began his profession strong, with three double-digit scoring efforts in his first 4 games, however fought with inconsistency the remainder of the way. Stojakovic scored 16 points against Arizona and had 20 points in February versus USC.

Fellow freshman and top-50 hire Kanaan Carlyle likewise went into the transfer website on Tuesday. Carlyle balanced 11.5 points this season for the Cardinal.

Expect Stojakovic to be one of the most in-demand players in the portal. When he dedicated to Stanford in November 2022, he chose the Cardinal over Texas, UCLA and Oregon.

His 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.

Stanford is presently without a head coach because shooting Jerod Haase soon after the Cardinal’s Pac-12 competition loss to Washington State last week.