15 Yaw Obeng-Mensah
Yaw Obeng-Mensah
  • Height:
    6'7
  • Hometown:
    Toronto, Ontario
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    SO
  • High School:
    Emery C.I.
  • gp
    20
  • pts/g
    12.6
  • fg %
    40.5
  • 3pt %
    28.6
  • ft %
    60.9
  • reb/g
    9.7
  • 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/InterestsPlaying 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
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
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News mentions
Young Harris Adds Petteno of SF Men's Basketball
DJ Henderson Set to Join Davis & Elkins Men's Basketball
Men's Basketball Hands Out Postseason Team Awards
Obeng-Mensah Signs with UMBC Men's Basketball
Three Saints Claim All-Conference Men's Basketball Awards
Men's Basketball Gets Past Daytona State College, 86-77
Men's Basketball Victorious at FSCJ, 80-64
Eastern Florida Comes Back to Defeat Men's Basketball, 78-73
Last Second Jumper from Polk State Sinks Men’s Basketball
Men's Basketball Edged at Hillsborough, 62-58
Men's Basketball Downed by St. Petersburg, 62-53
Men's Basketball Stunned in Double Overtime by Daytona State, 102-93
Men's Basketball's Second-Half Surge Leads to 75-65 Win at FSCJ
Saints Drop Second Straight, 70-64 to Eastern Florida State College
Men's Basketball Downed by Polk State's Last Second Basket
Men's Basketball Wins Conference Opener, 78-57 over Hillsborough CC
Men's Basketball Suffers First Setback of Season, 80-56 at Chipola
Men's Basketball Runs Past Florida Gateway in Season Opener, 92-55