Ep. 1177 - Isaac Trotter on Andrej Stojakovic's official return to Illini

Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

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4.9 • 574 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

CBS Sports college basketball writer Isaac Trotter joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to discuss Andrej Stojakovic withdrawing from the NBA Draft and officially returning to Illinois for the 2026-27 season. Trotter breaks down why Stojakovic made the decision, what it means for Illinois and how Stojakovic can get better in Year Two with the Illini. Trotter then breaks down the Big Ten landscape following the stay-or-go NBA Draft decisions.

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1:10.4	Today on the Alainan Inquirer podcast, Andreiakovich is back.
1:12.1	The announcement, part two for Andreiakovich, as he announces, he is withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning
1:17.1	to Illinois for his senior season, a decision that makes a lot of sense and is not a huge surprise,
1:23.6	as we have talked about over the last few months, but it is now official.
1:27.9	Andres Drey-Stuyakovich will not be in the NBA draft, which means he's returning to school and to Illinois.
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