Andrej Stojakovic is returning to Illinois for a senior season

Andrej Stojakovic will return to Illinois for his senior season, his agent Drake U’u told ESPN on Friday.

The return of Stojakovic, the team’s second leading scorer and son of NBA veteran Peja Stojakovic, puts Illinois squarely in the preseason No. 1 ranking. 1 in 2026-2027. The Fighting Illini return five of the seven players who were successful on a team that reached the Final Four earlier this month.

A 6-foot-7 wing who started his career Stanford and CalStojakovic averaged 13.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in 2025-26. He was named to the All-Region team during Illinois’ run to the Final Four, scoring 21 points against. Pictures of VCU13 points against Houston and 17 points against Iowa.

Stojakovic started 21 games for Illinois before suffering an ankle injury that caused him to miss two games. When he returned, he served as a sixth man, where he encouraged quarterback Brad Underwood in the Illini’s operation.

Underwood made keeping Stojakovic a top priority, while connecting with his returning teammates David Mirkovic, Tomislav Ivisic, Jake Davis and Zvonimir Ivisic. Star manager and top 10 candidates Keaton Wagler He left for the NBA draft and started Kylan Boswell He’s not eligible, but every other player is back.

The Illini have added to the list by adding a top 10 transfer Stefan Veels from Providencea brutally talented player, and a top 60 team Quentin Coleman and Lucas Morillo.