Pops Mensah-Bonsu
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Mensah-Bonsu with Galatasaray
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
7 September 1983 Tottenham, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
St. Thomas More Catholic School (London, England) St. Augustine College Prep (Richland, New Jersey) |
| College | George Washington (2002–2006) |
| NBA draft | 2006 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–2015 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2007 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2006–2007 | →Fort Worth Flyers |
| 2007–2008 | Benetton Treviso |
| 2008 | Granada |
| 2008 | Joventut Badalona |
| 2009 | Austin Toros |
| 2009 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2009 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2009 | Houston Rockets |
| 2009–2010 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2010 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2010–2011 | New Orleans Hornets |
| 2011 | ASVEL |
| 2011–2012 | Beşiktaş |
| 2013 | Sevilla |
| 2013 | Emporio Armani Milano |
| 2013–2014 | Galatasaray Liv Hospital |
| 2014 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2014–2015 | AEK Athens |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Nana Papa Yaw Dwene "Pops" Mensah-Bonsu (born 7 September 1983) is a British former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for George Washington University and professionally for four NBA teams as well as for clubs in Spain, France, Turkey, Russia, Italy, Israel, and Greece
Born and raised in London, Mensah-Bonsu attended St. Thomas More Roman Catholic School. As a teenager, he represented the London Borough of Haringey at the London Youth Games, appearing in four of Great Britain's five games.
After playing junior basketball for the Hackney White Heat of the English Basketball League, Mensah-Bonsu moved to the United States where he spent his sophomore year of high school playing at the Hun School of Princeton in Princeton, New Jersey. He then transferred to St. Augustine College Preparatory School in Richland, New Jersey where as a senior in 2001–02, he averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks per game.
Mensah-Bonsu majored in psychology at George Washington University, where he played power forward and center for the Colonials men's basketball team. In his four-year career, he played 112 games (71 starts) while averaging 11.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 23.8 minutes per game. As a sophomore in 2003–04, he was named the Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player of the Year; as a junior in 2004–05, he was named to the All-Atlantic 10 second team; and as a senior in 2005–06, he was named to the All-Atlantic 10 first team and Atlantic 10 All-Defensive team.
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