Pops Makes A Decision
Nana "Pops" Mensah-Bonsu, a 6-8, 219 pound jumping jack from St. Augustine H.S. in Richland, N.J., has committed to George Washington University.
Mensah-Bonsu picked George Washington University over Boston College.
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Following the Charlie Weber Tournament this past weekend, Mensah-Bonsu took a trip to George Washington from Sept. 22-24. He was slated to take an official visit to Boston College from Oct. 5-7, but that has now been canceled.
"I had seen the campus before already, so I already knew what to expect," Mensah-Bonsu explained. "They really could not show me nothing that I had not seen before, but it was the atmosphere and players that were the main factors."
While on his visit, Mensah-Bonsu ran into an old friend, GW freshman point guard T.J. Thompson. The two had met previously at some summer basketball events, and it was Thompson who was Pops' host on the trip.
"He showed me around and showed me the ropes and told me the truth about everything," Mensah-Bonsu said. "All of the people that I met, I could see that they were telling the truth, and it looked like the place that I wanted to be. It convinced me so much that I did not have to take any other visits."
Mensah-Bonsu averaged 10 points, six rebounds and three blocks per game as a junior at St. Augustine. He said he has a 2.7 GPA and scored a 990 on the PSAT. He will sit for the real thing on Oct. 13.
Mensah-Bonsu was a bit under-recruited this summer because he did not attend a ton of events in July. He did play with the Penn Jersey Panthers down at the AAU Nationals in Florida, and he impressed us with his athleticism and potential this spring at several events.
Mensah-Bonsu expects to make a fall decision and sign early, so we will keep you posted on his progress over the next few weeks until he reaches a decision.