St. John’s men’s basketball adds another European recruit with Serbian forward Lazar Stojković
The Red Storm add a seven-footer big man who they hope to mold into their center of the future
There will be no shortage of European flair for the Red Storm this upcoming season. On Tuesday morning, 18-year-old Serbian center Lazar Stojković is reportedly committing to St. John’s next season.
The news was first reported by Zach Braziller of The New York Post. Stojković becomes the third overseas player to declare he is playing for the Johnnies this offseason, joining English point guard Quinn Ellis and Montenegrin forward Djordije Jovanović . In total, there will now be seven European players on next season’s roster, including returners Ruben Prey from Portugal, Casper Pohto from Sweden, and Fotis Konstantinidis and Lefteris Liotopoulos from Greece — the latter had announced he is withdrawing from the portal and returning for his junior year.
A seven-foot center from Belgrade, Stojković most recently played for KK Crvena Zvezda, leading the Serbian top-division basketball league KLS in block percentage and ranking third overall in blocks per game with 1. 3 rejections. Through 15 league games this season, Stojković is averaging 5.
9 points and 2. 8 blocks on 43. 4% shooting and 35.