Kojo Mensah

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Kojo Mensah
Free agent
Position Guard
Personal information
Born (1986-04-01) April 1, 1986 (age 37)
Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
College Duquesne (2006-2008)
Playing career2008–2019
Career history
2015/16 Esporte Clube Vitória
2017Nauticos of Mazatlan

Thad Kojo Mensah (born April 1, 1986) is a Ghanaian former professional basketball player.

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Bishop Loughlin high school standout. Where he was all city and played at ABCD Camp amongst the Top 100 players in the country.

Siena college where he was third team as a freshman and lead his team in scoring and assists, along with second in rebounds as a guard.

Attended Duquesne where he led in triple doubles and second in scoring behind Shawn James.

2012-2013 Played for the prestigious Clube do Flamengo basketball team in Brazil where he was a 2x champion.

In 2015-16, he played for Esporte Clube Vitória of the Novo Basquete Brasil. [1]

His last team as an active player was Nauticos of Mazatlan of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico.

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References

  1. Kojo Mensah Basketball Player Profile,.., Latinbasket.com, accessed 13 February 2017.

https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Kojo-Mensah/Summary/2588

https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/35372/kojo-mensah