Nathan Mensah

Nathan Mensah
	Mensah in April 2023
Free agent
Position	Center / power forward
Personal information
Born	9 April 1998; Accra, Ghana
Listed height	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	104.5 kg (230 lb)
Career information
High school	Prolific Prep; (Napa, California); Findlay Prep; (Henderson, Nevada);
College	San Diego State (2018–2023)
NBA draft	2023: undrafted
Playing career	2023–present
Career highlights and awards
	2× Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (2022, 2023); Third-team All-Mountain West (2023); 3× Mountain West All-Defensive Team (2021–2023);

Nathan Mensah (born 9 April 1998) is a Ghanaian professional basketball player who is a free agent. Known for his immense 7'4 ft. (224 cm) wingspan, he played college basketball for the San Diego State Aztecs.[1]

High school career

Mensah grew up playing soccer in Ghana. At the age of 13, he began playing basketball after being recruited to play in a tournament. Mensah was spotted by Kwaku Amoaku and moved to the United States to attend Prolific Prep. In August 2017, he averaged 13.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game for Team Africa in the Adidas Global Nations event. Mensah transferred to Findlay Prep before his senior season. Rated a four-star recruit, Mensah committed to playing college basketball for San Diego State in October 2017, choosing the Aztecs over Oregon, Oregon State, USC, and Texas Tech.[2]

College career

As a freshman at San Diego State, Mensah averaged 5.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.[3] On 28 December 2019, Mensah requested to be substituted during the second half of a game against Cal Poly, due to shortness of breath. He was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism, forcing him to miss the remainder of the season.[4] Mensah averaged 6.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[5] As a junior, he averaged 8.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.[6] Mensah was named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year as a senior as well as Honorable Mention All-Mountain West.[7]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Mensah joined the Charlotte Hornets for the 2023 NBA Summer League. On 5 September 2023, he signed with the Charlotte Hornets,[8] [9] but was waived on 21 October, prior to the start of the season.[10]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	San Diego State	34	20	18.9	.541	–	.708	5.5	.6	.3	1.1	5.6
2019–20	San Diego State	13	13	20.2	.617	–	.640	6.8	.3	.8	1.7	6.9
2020–21	San Diego State	28	27	21.4	.579	.000	.600	6.1	.6	.6	1.4	8.1
2021–22	San Diego State	32	32	24.8	.482	.250	.533	6.9	.6	.8	2.2	7.0
2022–23	San Diego State	39	38	20.8	.521	.500	.648	5.9	.6	.7	1.6	6.0
Career		146	130	21.3	.539	.222	.622	6.2	.6	.6	1.6	6.6

Personal life

Mensah is of Christian faith.[11]

References

Wilson, Bernie (9 March 2020). "No. 6 Aztecs hope for rest, not rust, during long layoff". USA Today. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
Zeigler, Mark (4 October 2017). "SDSU lands another hoops recruit from Ghana". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
Mintah, Yaw (23 January 2020). "San Diego's Mensah diagnosed with blood clots". Basketball Ghana. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
Zeigler, Mark (17 January 2020). "Aztecs' Nathan Mensah has 'outside chance' of returning this season". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
Johnson, Tron (10 November 2020). "Countdown Of The Best Mountain West Basketball Players For 2020-21". Mountain West Wire. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
"Matt Bradley headed to San Diego State". Mountain West Wire. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
"Mountain West Reveals 2021-22 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
"Charlotte Hornets Sign Four Players". NBA.com. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
Zeigler, Mark (23 June 2023). "Undrafted, SDSU's Nathan Mensah signs deal with NBA's Hornets; many Aztecs foes picked". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
"Hornets Waive Brown, Hunter, Mensah". NBA.com. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
Zeigler, Mark (9 April 2020). "SDSU's Nathan Mensah remains on track to resume basketball career". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 21 October 2020.

External links

San Diego State Aztecs bio

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[1] Wilson, Bernie (9 March 2020). "No. 6 Aztecs hope for rest, not rust, during long layoff". USA Today. Retrieved 21 October 2020.

[2] Zeigler, Mark (4 October 2017). "SDSU lands another hoops recruit from Ghana". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

[3] Mintah, Yaw (23 January 2020). "San Diego's Mensah diagnosed with blood clots". Basketball Ghana. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

[4] Zeigler, Mark (17 January 2020). "Aztecs' Nathan Mensah has 'outside chance' of returning this season". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

[5] Johnson, Tron (10 November 2020). "Countdown Of The Best Mountain West Basketball Players For 2020-21". Mountain West Wire. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

[6] "Matt Bradley headed to San Diego State". Mountain West Wire. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[MWCAwards-7] "Mountain West Reveals 2021-22 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.

[8] "Charlotte Hornets Sign Four Players". NBA.com. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

[9] Zeigler, Mark (23 June 2023). "Undrafted, SDSU's Nathan Mensah signs deal with NBA's Hornets; many Aztecs foes picked". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[10] "Hornets Waive Brown, Hunter, Mensah". NBA.com. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[11] Zeigler, Mark (9 April 2020). "SDSU's Nathan Mensah remains on track to resume basketball career". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 21 October 2020.