With a plethora of newcomers – both freshmen and from the transfer portal – head coach Brad Underwood has replaced the high-profile freshmen with experienced players.

"They really believe I'm the missing piece to what they think is a national championship team," Stojakovic explained his decision. He showed a lot of development in his last season. In those 29 games,

After his stellar sophomore season at Cal, transfer guard Andrej Stojakovic is heading to the Midwest for his next destination. Per ESPN's Jonathan Givony, Stojakovic, the son of former NBA star Peja Stojakovic, committed to Illinois over offers from UNC and Stanford.