Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
- position F
- height 6-9
- weight 250
- class Redshirt Junior
- High school KA Pegasus
- Previous School Illinois
- Hometown Lommel, Belgium
- position F
- height 6-9
- weight 250
- class Redshirt Junior
- High school KA Pegasus
- Previous School Illinois
- Hometown Lommel, Belgium
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk Bio
2022-23
PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA
- Saw limited action in 41 games with two starts in three seasons at Illinois (2019-22)
- Played in a career-high 24 games for the Illini in 2021-22, averaging 1.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 7.8 minutes per contest
- Shot 47.2 percent (17-for-36) from the floor in redshirt sophomore season at Illinois
- Was on pair of NCAA Tournament teams (2021, 2022) and a member of the 2021 Big Ten Tournament Champions and 2022 Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champions
- Scored career high eight points twice: vs. Arkansas State (11/12/21) and vs. Michigan State (1/25/22)
- Pulled down career-high 10 rebounds in back-to-back games to open the 2021-22 season vs. Jackson State (11/9/21) and Arkansas State (11/12/21)
- Dished out a career-high six assists vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley (11/26/21)
PRE-COLLEGE
- Averaged 16 points, six assists and six rebounds at KA Pegasus ; shot 50 percent from the field, 38 percent from behind the arc and 78 percent at the charity stripe
- Helped lead the Pegasus Bulls to a fourth-place finish at the International School Sport Federation (ISF) World Schools Championship, the first-ever semifinals appearance for a Belgian school in the tournament
- Played for Belgium in the FIBA U16 European Championship
PERSONAL
- Son of Rony Verdonk and Luana Bosmans
- Has a younger brother, Mauro
- Played handball, soccer and swam competitively growing up
- List playing the piano as one of his hobbies
- Graduated from Illinois in three years with a degree in psychology
- Currently enrolled in the University of South Carolina School of Law
