10/27/2026 9:05:00 AM | Basketball
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel basketball team continues its 2026-27 Get to Know series with fifth-year forward Cassius Bonjasky.
A native of Almere, the Netherlands, Bonjasky enters his second season on the court with the Bulldogs after previously competing at New Mexico Military Institute and Garrett College. The 6-foot-7 forward brings collegiate experience and an international basketball background to The Citadel.
Bonjasky appeared in 19 games off the bench during the 2025-26 campaign, shooting 57.1 percent from the field and 70.0 percent from the free throw line. He grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds against Erskine on Nov. 3 and scored a season-best eight points at West Georgia on Nov. 14. He also recorded seven points against Erskine and Western Carolina.
After transferring to The Citadel in January 2025, Bonjasky sat out the spring semester due to NCAA transfer rules. Prior to his arrival in Charleston, he spent the 2023-24 season at New Mexico Military Institute, appearing in 28 games with 16 starts. He averaged 6.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest while scoring a season-high 19 points against Frank Phillips College.
Bonjasky began his collegiate career at Garrett College, where he appeared in 30 games with 16 starts during the 2022-23 season. He averaged 4.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game while shooting 51.6 percent from the field.
Before coming to the United States, Bonjasky competed in basketball in the Netherlands and attended Joke Smit College in Amsterdam. He represented his country on the Netherlands U18 and U20 national teams and was also a member of the Netherlands U21 3x3 national team that captured the Nations League championship in Lithuania.
Bonjasky comes from an accomplished athletic family. His father, Remy Bonjasky, is a three-time K-1 kickboxing world champion, while his brother, Dean, plays soccer for West Ham United's under-14 team. He is the son of Remy Bonjasky and Melissa van der Wal and has two sisters, Aimee and Skye.
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— The Citadel Basketball (@CitadelHoops) November 4, 2026
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