Nathan Mensah

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
No. 31 – San Diego State Aztecs
PositionCenter / Power forward
LeagueMountain West Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight104.5 kg (230 lb)
Career information
High school
CollegeSan Diego State (2018–present)

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 15, 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 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 December 28, 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]

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 342018.9.541–.7085.5.6.31.15.6
2019–20 San Diego State 131320.2.617–.6406.8.3.81.76.9
Career 473319.3.565–.6895.9.5.41.36.0

References
  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 (9 April 2020). "SDSU's Nathan Mensah remains on track to resume basketball career". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. Zeigler, Mark (4 October 2017). "SDSU lands another hoops recruit from Ghana". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. Mintah, Yaw (23 January 2020). "San Diego's Mensah diagnosed with blood clots". Basketball Ghana. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. Zeigler, Mark (17 January 2020). "Aztecs' Nathan Mensah has 'outside chance' of returning this season". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. Johnson, Tron (10 November 2020). "Countdown Of The Best Mountain West Basketball Players For 2020-21". Mountain West Wire. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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