CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston head men's basketball coach Chris Mack has announced the addition of Stef van Bussel to the 2024-25 roster. 

van Bussel played his freshman season at St. Louis with Cougars assistant coach Chris Harriman and will come to Charleston with three years of eligibility remaining. He will also team up with former Billiken Djordje Curcic. 

"We are excited to announce the signing of Stef van Bussel to our roster. Stef had an injury plagued freshman year at SLU but battled his way through it to finish off the 23-24 season extremely well. Stef's ability to rebound showed itself down the stretch in A-10 play," said Mack. 

van Bussel saw action in 21 games for the Billikens, averaging 1.6 points per game and 2.6 rebounds per game. The Netherlands native showed his rebounding ability during the end of the regular season in the A-10, grabbing ten boards vs. Rhode Island, four vs. St. Bonaventure, six vs. Rhode Island, and five vs. Duquesne in March. 

He played with Basketball Academy Limburg in the Netherlands and Bayer Giants Leverkusen in Germany. In the NBBL, Germany's highest youth league, he scored 12.1 ppg on 60% shooting while averaging 7.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks. 

van Bussel also played on the Dutch U18 National Team in 2021 and 2022 and on winning teams in the Dutch National Cup in 2020 (U16 and U18) and 2022 (U18). 

"He will provide a bruising physical presence on both ends, an ability to rebound and a special presence in the locker room. Stef is blue collar through and through and will improve dramatically during his time as a Cougar."