The Illinois Fighting Illini will more closely resemble a European professional squad than a men’s college basketball team for the 2025-26 season. It feels like no program personifies the changing nature of college basketball roster construction than the Fighting Illini, who are going all-in on European talent for next season, with most of the key pieces already having professional experience.
The Illini put a bow on their 2025 offseason haul by nabbing one of the last remaining proven wing scorers from the transfer portal. Andrej Stojakovic committed to Illinois over North Carolina and Stanford on Monday afternoon with two years of eligibility remaining. Stojakovic is the son of long-time
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