The Jazz are signing rookie guard Bez Mbeng to a 10-day contract, Jake Fischer of The Stein Line reports (via Twitter).
The Yale product has spent the season with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the Heat’s NBA G League club. He’s appeared in 41 games with the Skyforce, averaging 6.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.8 steals in 27.5 minutes per game.
Mbeng was signed by the Heat to a camp contract in mid-October, then quickly waived. He then joined their G League affiliate.
Mbeng has made a reputation of being a standout defender. He went undrafted in June after a standout four-year college career at Yale. He was named the Ivy League’s Defensive Player of the Year each of the past three seasons and won the conference’s Player of the Year award in 2024/25 as well.
A 6’4″ guard, Mbeng averaged 13.0 points, 5.8 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals on .429/.368/.699 shooting in 29 appearances last season (32.7 minutes per game). He helped the Bulldogs reach the NCAA tournament in three of his four years at Yale and is the school’s all-time leader in steals.
Utah had two other players — Mo Bamba and Andersson Garcia — signed to 10-day deals through next week. The Jazz will need to open up a roster spot to create room for Mbeng.
First time in a long time that I’m begging to get to opening day lol