Bez Mbeng
 Mbeng in 2025 | |
| Free agent | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 2, 2003 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Maryland) |
| College | Yale (2021–2025) |
| NBA draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2025–present |
| Career highlights | |
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Bez Mbeng (born May 2, 2003) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Yale Bulldogs.
High school career
[edit]Mbeng played at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School and was coached by GJ Kissal. He was named to the first team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference as a junior. Mbeng committed to play college basketball at Yale over Harvard, despite receiving several scholarship offers.[1]
College career
[edit]Mbeng came off the bench as a freshman at Yale. He averaged 10.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game as a sophomore.[2] Mbeng was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year.[3]
As a junior, he averaged 11.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.9 steals per game.[4] Mbeng was named to the Second Team All-Ivy League as well as repeating as defensive player of the year.[5] On February 8, 2025, he recorded the second triple-double in program history with 15 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in a 103–88 win over Cornell.[6] Mbeng was named Ivy League Player of the Year, Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year as well as First Team All-Ivy League.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Simms, Brandy (March 19, 2025). "Good Counsel's Bez Mbeng will lead Yale on another NCAA Tournament run". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ Meehan, Jim (November 9, 2023). "Short-handed Gonzaga faces challenging opener versus Ivy League favorite Yale". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ "Ivy League Announces Men's Basketball Major Awards and All-Ivy Teams" (Press release). Ivy League. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "#135 Yale Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview". College Sports Madness. June 23, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ "Ivy League Announces Men's Basketball Major Awards and All-Ivy Teams". ivyleague.com. Ivy League. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Mbeng Records Second Triple-Double in Program History; Bulldogs Defeat Cornell". Yale Bulldogs. February 8, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ "Ivy League Announces Men's Basketball Major Awards and All-Ivy Teams" (Press release). Ivy League. March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.