Report: Andrej Stojaković Contacted by Kentucky in CBB Transfer Portal; Son of Peja

New Kentucky head coach Mark Pope is looking to boost his talent pool by gauging the interest of Stanford guard Andrej Stojaković in transferring to Lexington.

Stojaković, the son of former NBA player Peja Stojaković, told Jacob Polacheck of On3.com and Kentucky Sports Radio the Wildcats have reached out to him.

Stojaković entered the transfer portal on March 19 after Stanford fired head coach Jerod Haase. The 19-year-old appeared in all 32 games for the Cardinal during his freshman season.

The Wildcats are in the process of trying to rebuild their roster after a recent talent exodus following John Calipari's departure. Incoming recruits Karter Knox, Jayden Quaintance, Somto Cyril, Boogie Fland and Billy Richmond have all decommitted from the program.

Kentucky could have challenged Duke for the top overall class in the 2024 recruiting cycle with its incoming talent.

Instead, Pope and his staff are in the process of salvaging things right now. The Wildcats currently have the 78th-ranked class in the nation with Travis Perry the only recruit who has signed a letter of intent.

That ranking will go up after Collin Chandler told Travis Branham of 247Sports on Tuesday he was released from his letter of intent at BYU in order to follow Pope to Kentucky.

Chandler was a 4-star recruit in the 2022 class, but he delayed starting his college career to go on a two-year mission. He's expected to return from his mission on May 2.

Stojaković was a 5-star prospect and No. 25 overall recruit in the 2023 class, per 247Sports' composite rankings. He averaged 7.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game last season at Stanford.

Prior to committing to Stanford in November 2022, Stojaković was also considering Texas, UCLA and Oregon.