Utah Jazz to sign Bez MBeng to 10-day contract, waive Bamba
Mar 12, 2026, 7:57 PM | Updated: Mar 13, 2026, 11:47 am
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz are making a series of late-season transactions, waiving Mo Bamba while signing Bez Mbeng to a 10-day contract.
The Jazz had to waive Bamba to sign the rookie Mbeng to their 15-man roster.
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Utah Jazz sign Bez Mbeng to 10-day contract
Mbeng joins the Jazz after a standout college career at Yale.
The 22-year-old was the 2024-25 Ivy League Player of the Year, was named to two All-Conference teams, and was the three-time Defensive Player of the Year.
Bez Mbeng plus the foul 😤#MarchMadness @YaleMBasketball pic.twitter.com/xzlwm9famO
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 22, 2024
The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 9.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.6 steals over his four college seasons.
Mbeng has been playing with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the G League affiliate of the Miami Heat, averaging 6.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.8 steals in 41 appearances.
The Maryland native is shooting 48 percent from the floor and 26 percent from three this season.
Jazz to waive Mo Bamba
The Jazz waived Bamba midway through his second 10-day contract with the team after coming down with an illness.
The former lottery pick joined the Jazz during the preseason, and sans a short stint with the Toronto Raptors earlier in the year, had spent the 2025-26 campaign with the Salt Lake City Stars in the G League.
Mo saw the dunk fest happening and decided to join the party 🙌 pic.twitter.com/PhVB5T69ar
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) March 6, 2026
In 22 appearances with the Stars, Bamba averaged 17.0 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists, while shooting 55 percent from the floor and 38 percent from three.
Bamba has appeared in two regular-season games with the Jazz, averaging 5.0 points and 10.0 rebounds.
The Jazz would have had to sign Bamba for the rest of the season if they chose to retain him beyond his second 10-day deal.
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