Utah Jazz Sign Bez Mbeng To Multi-Year Deal

SALT LAKE CITY (April 3, 2026) – The Utah Jazz announced today the team has signed guard Bez Mbeng (EM-bang) to a multi-year deal. Per team policy, terms were not released.

Mbeng (6-4, 185, Yale) has appeared in 11 games (three starts) with Utah, averaging 5.0 points, 3.4 assists, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.7 steals in 29.9 minutes per game.

He has also seen action in 41 games (13 starts) this season with the NBA G League’s Sioux Falls Skyforce, posting 6.5 points on 49.5 percent shooting, along with 5.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.8 steals in 27.5 minutes per contest. Mbeng recorded 13 double-figure scoring performances and registered a triple-double (12 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists) against Rio Grande Valley on Feb. 19.

A native of Potomac, Md., Mbeng played four seasons at Yale (2021–25), appearing in 120 games (109 starts) and averaging 9.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.6 steals in 28.6 minutes per game. He was named Ivy League Player of the Year in 2024-25 and earned Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year honors in three consecutive seasons (2023-25). Mbeng also garnered All-Ivy League First Team honors in 2024-25 and Second Team recognition in 2023-24.