Serbian-Greek basketball player
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
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] McDonald's All-American .[ 2]
Recruiting
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] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
College career
As a freshman at Stanford, Stojakovic averaged 7.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. Following the season he transferred to California , choosing the Golden Bears over Kentucky, North Carolina and Michigan .[ 10]
National team career
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 .[ 11]
Career statistics
College
Personal life
Stojaković is a son of Serbian former basketball player Peja Stojaković and Greek model, high jumper , and tv presenter Aleka Kamila.[ 12] [ 13] NBA All-Star with the Sacramento Kings and 2011 NBA champion with the Dallas Mavericks . It has been stated that he is expected to play for the Serbian national team but this has since been clarified as a misunderstanding.[ 14] [ 15]
References
^ 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 . ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 27, 2024). "Stanford transfer guard Andrej Stojakovic commits to Cal" . ESPN . Retrieved December 9, 2024 . ^ 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 . 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 . ^ "Svetislav Pešić says Andrej Stojaković will play for Serbia" . Eurohoops . 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-22 .^ "Svetislav Pesic points to a 'misunderstanding' about Andrej Stojakovic" . Eurohoops . 2024-12-27. Retrieved 2024-12-28 .
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