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Nathan Mensah (born 9 April 1998) is a Ghanaian college basketball player for the San Diego State Aztecs of the Mountain West Conference (MWC).

Nathan Mensah

Mensah (left) with San Diego State in 2018
No. 31 – San Diego State Aztecs
Position	Center / Power forward
League	Mountain West Conference
Personal information
Born	(1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 24) Accra, Ghana
Nationality	Ghanaian
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–present)
Career highlights and awards
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (2022) 2x Mountain West All-Defensive Team (2021, 2022)

Mensah is known for his immense wingspan of 7'4 ft. (224 cm).[1]

He is of Christian faith.[2]

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.[3]

College career

As a freshman at San Diego State, Mensah averaged 5.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.[4] 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.[5] Mensah averaged 6.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[6] As a junior, he averaged 8.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.[7] Mensah was named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year as a senior as well as Honorable Mention All-Mountain West.[8]

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
Career		107	92	21.5	.539	.143	.612	6.2	.6	.6	1.6	6.8

References

External links

• San Diego State Aztecs bio

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