15 Yaw Obeng-Mensah
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- Height:
- 6'7
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- Hometown:
- Toronto, Ontario
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- Position:
- F
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- Year:
- SO
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- High School:
- Emery C.I.
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- gp
- 20
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- pts/g
- 12.6
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- fg %
- 40.5
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- 3pt %
- 28.6
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- ft %
- 60.9
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- reb/g
- 9.7
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- a/g
- 1.1
Bio
General
- Birthday: June 15
- Parents: Kwadwo and Josephine
- Sibling(s): Kwame, Bra Yaw, Kwasi, and Amoako
- Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
- High School: Emery Collegiate Institute
- Major: Criminal Justice
2020-2021 (So.)
- Played and started in all 20 games for the Saints
- Earned All Central Conference First Team recognition
- Averaged 12.6 points and a team-high 9.7 rebounds per game
- His rebounding average ranked No. 2 in the FCSAA and No. 22 in the NJCAA.
- Set new career-highs in points (30) against Daytona State on Feb. 13 and rebounds (16) against St. Petersburg on March 8.
- Tallied eight double-doubles on the season
- Elected by the team as the Saints' MVP
- Signed to continue his playing career at UMBC
2019-2020 (Fr.)
- Played 31 games for the Saints, starting in 20
- Named a Mid-Florida Conference First Team player
- Averaged 11.1 points per game on 46.3 percent shooting from the floor
- His 345 points on the season were a team-high, and he also led the team in rebounding with 6.7 rebounds per game and steals (33)
- Poured in a season-high 28 points on 13-of-19 shooting vs. Polk State College on 12/4
- Part of the FCSAA and Mid-Florida Conference All-Academic team
Prep
- Attended Emery Collegiate Institute
- As a senior, the team was Brampton Centannial Sr Champs and the North Region Sr. Champs
- As a sophomore, the team was the North Region Jr Champs and he was a Brampton Centennial Jr 2nd team All-Star
- Earned the Emery 50th Anniversary Alumni Award
Quick Facts
- Why basketball?: "I play basketball because of my love and passion for the game."
- Hobbies/Interests: Playing drums, dancing, basketball, playing with kids and sleeping
- Favorite Fast Food Restaurant: Wendy's
- Favorite Childhood TV Show: Everybody Hates Chris
- Favorite Movie: Like Mike
- Hidden Talent: Can dance and play the drums
- Favorite Theme Park/Ride: Wet n' Wild/ O'Canada
- On the bucket list: Win conference and the rest of the games after
- When he was little, he always wanted to be: A soccer player, because it was the family tradition
Recent games
Season Statistics
Overall | Conference | |
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Games | 20 | 16 |
Games started | 20 | 16 |
Minutes | 20 | 16 |
Minutes per game | 1.0 | 1.0 |
FG | 89-220 | 73-180 |
FG Pct | 40.5 | 40.6 |
3PT | 18-63 | 14-52 |
3PT Pct | 28.6 | 26.9 |
FT | 56-92 | 54-77 |
FT Pct | 60.9 | 70.1 |
Off rebounds | 47 | 34 |
Def rebounds | 147 | 126 |
Total rebounds | 194 | 160 |
Rebounds per game | 9.7 | 10.0 |
Personal fouls | 0 | 0 |
Disqualifications | - | - |
Assists | 22 | 14 |
Turnovers | 44 | 35 |
Assist to turnover ratio | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Steals | 26 | 16 |
Blocks | 12 | 10 |
Points | 252 | 214 |
Points per game | 12.6 | 13.4 |
Points per 40 min | 504.0 | 535.0 |
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Career Stats: Shooting per game
Career Stats: Shooting totals
Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min
Career Stats: Ball control per game
Career Stats: Ball control totals
Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min
Splits Stats: Shooting per game
Splits Stats: Shooting totals
Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min
Splits Stats: Ball control per game
Splits Stats: Ball control totals
Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min