Andrej Jakimovski
Andrej Jakimovski is a Macedonian professional basketball player for Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A and the EuroCup. He previously played for the Washington State Cougars and the Colorado Buffaloes. Listed at and, he plays the small forward position.
Early career
Jakimovski played for Basket Torino of the Italian Serie A2 Basket during the 2019–20 season. He saw little playing time for Torino. In the Italian NextGen Under-19 competition, he averaged 28 points, 14 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3 steals per game.On 21 June 2020, Jakimovski committed to playing college basketball for the Washington State Cougars. He had several offers from European professional teams but decided to come to America to play collegiately. According to Washington State coach Kyle Smith, the Cougars had been recruiting him for over a year. Jakimovski was also recruited by Utah, Georgia Tech, Boston College, Minnesota, Utah State and Davidson. He was regarded as a four-star prospect by 247Sports and is Washington State's fourth-highest rated recruit after Klay Thompson, Mouhamed Gueye, and Michael Harthun.
College career
As a freshman, Jakimovski averaged 5.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. After the season, he announced he was entering the transfer portal. Jakimovski initially committed to Loyola (Maryland), but ultimately opted to return to Washington State. As a sophomore, he averaged 5.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. Jakimovski averaged 7.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game as a junior.Jakimovski averaged 9.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game as a senior, helping Washington State reach its first NCAA tournament in 16 years. He entered the transfer portal at the end of the 2023–23 season, and committed to Colorado on 21 April 2024. In 34 games, Jakimovski recorded 10.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game.