No. 2 – California Golden Bears | |
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Thessaloniki, Greece | August 17, 2004
Nationality | Serbian / Greek |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Jesuit (Carmichael, California) |
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Andrej Stojaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Андреј Стојаковић, Greek: Αντρέι Κίνης Στογιάκοβιτς; born August 17, 2004) is a Serbian-Greek college basketball player for the California Golden Bears of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
He is the eldest child of former professional basketball player Peja Stojaković. He was a consensus four-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2023 class.
High school career
[edit]Stojaković attended Jesuit High School in the Sacramento suburb of Carmichael, California. As a junior, Stojaković averaged 25.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game in 26 games.[1] On January 24, 2023, Stojaković was selected as a McDonald's All-American.[2]
Recruiting
[edit]Stojaković was a consensus four-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2023 class, according to major recruiting services. He received offers from many NCAA Division I programs, including Kentucky, UCLA, Texas, Indiana, Florida, Louisville, Stanford, Tennessee, Oregon, UConn and Georgia Tech among others.[1][3][4][5][6] Stojaković committed to playing college basketball for Stanford on November 7, 2022.[7][8][9]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Andrej Stojaković SG / SF |
Carmichael, CA | Jesuit (CA) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 7, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 41 247Sports: 19 ESPN: 22 | ||||||
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National team career
[edit]Due to his father's background, Stojaković is eligible to represent Serbia internationally, while due to his mother's background, he is eligible to represent Greece.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2023–24 | Stanford | 32 | 10 | 22.3 | .409 | .327 | .528 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 7.8 |
Personal life
[edit]Stojaković is a son of Serbian former basketball player Peja Stojaković and Greek model Aleka Kamila.[11][12] His father is a three-time NBA All-Star with the Sacramento Kings and 2011 NBA champion with the Dallas Mavericks.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Beighle, Nathan (April 24, 2022). "Kentucky offers Andrej Stojakovic: "It meant the world to me"". aseaofblue.com. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Bossi, Eric (January 25, 2023). "Roster announced for the 2023 McDonald's All-American Game". 247sports.com. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ "Za potpis sina Peđe Stojakovića se "stoji u redu" VIDEO". b92.net (in Serbian). May 28, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Newton, Matt (May 3, 2022). "Virginia Basketball Offers Four-Star Forward Andrej Stojakovic". si.com. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Connon, Sam (April 28, 2022). "Class of 2023 Forward Andrej Stojakovic Earns Offer From UCLA Men's Basketball". si.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Jerry (May 3, 2022). "Virginia Basketball jumps into race for 4-star wing Andrej Stojakovic". jerryratcliffe.com. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff; Biancardi, Paul (November 7, 2022). "ESPN 300's Andrej Stojakovic announces commitment to Stanford". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ Bass, Tobias (November 8, 2022). "Five-star recruit Andrej Stojakovic, son of Peja, commits to Stanford: What it means for Cardinal". theathletic.com. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Singh, Sanjesh (November 7, 2022). "Andrej Stojaković, son of Kings legend Peja, commits to Stanford". nbcsports.com. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Brezovac, Bojan (June 23, 2022). "Sin Predraga Stojakovića na radaru KSS". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Αλέκα Καμηλά – Πρέντραγκ Στογιάκοβιτς: Στη Χαλκιδική με τα τρία παιδιά τους (in Greek). fthis.gr. March 29, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Vlahović, Marko (March 23, 2022). "Prepoznaćete ga po mekoj ruci, Andrej Stojaković isti Peđa". sportklub.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved June 18, 2023.