He transferred to rivals Den Bosch after two seasons and became a notable force in Dutch basketball.
Bouwknecht played two years in the British Basketball League (BBL) with the Worcester Wolves, before signing with ZZ Leiden where he stayed three seasons.
[7] On 12 March 2023, he won the Dutch Basketball Cup with Leiden after defeating Landstede Hammers in the final.
[9] In July 2024, Bouwknecht announced he would completely switch to 3x3 basketball and would leave the professional 5x5 game, joining Team Amsterdam.
[10] Bouwknecht made his debut for the Netherlands men's national basketball team on 7 July 2017, under coach Toon van Helfteren in a game against Bulgaria.