Following a season split between Napoli Basket in Italy and ASVEL Basket in France, Ben Bentil is making his return to Turkey and the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) with Mersin MSK. Bentil previously played in the BSL, the top division of the Turkish basketball league system in 2021 with Bahcesehir Koleji. Last year with Napoli, Bentil averaged 14.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Having only played 6 games with ASVEL Basket, Bentil only played 11.7 minutes per game, averaging 6.3 points and 2.5 rebounds.

Last year, Mersin had a strong 2024-2025 season in the Turkish KBSL, finishing with a record of 17-5 and finishing second in the league standings. The team has already made some additional moves for the upcoming season, adding Australian forward and former Duke-y Jack White who recently was a part of the 2023 Denver Nuggets’ NBA Championship team, playing in 17 games in the regular season and making a couple appearances last year for the Memphis Grizzlies.

To recap, Ben Bentil has now played in professional leagues in America, France, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Japan, and Israel over his 9-year (and counting…) basketball career. Here’s a breakdown of our guy’s journey so far.

July 19, 2025 – Bentil signed with Mersin MSK of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), the top men’s professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system, and marked his return to the BSL since he played with Bahcesehir Koleji in 2021.

January 21, 2025 – Bentil was announced as a new player for ASVEL Basket of Betclic Élite, the highest tier of the French basketball system, and marked his return to the EuroLeague.

October 29, 2024 – Bentil signed with Napoli Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of the Italian Basketball Federation and the same league that he played in with Olimpia Milano in 2021.

July 1, 2024 – Bentil signed a one-year contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Super League.

July 21, 2024 – Bentil signed with Japan’s Gunma Cranee Thunders of the Japanese B. League.

July 2, 2023 – Bentil parted ways with Crvena zvezda.

July 20, 2022 – Bentil signed with Serbia’s Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League. The team is part of the EuroLeague and includes teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.

November 27, 2021 – Bentil signed with Olimpia Milano of Italy’s Lega Basket Serie A.

July 7, 2021 – Bentil signed with Bahcesehir Koleji of the Turkey’s Basketbol Süper Ligi (Turkey’s top basketball league), also known as BSL.

July 17, 2019 – Bentil opted out of his contract with Peristeri (EuroLeague players are allowed to do so) and signed with Panathinaikos, following his former coach, Argyris Pedoulakis, from Peristeri to Panathinaikos. In the 2020-2021 season, Ben Bentil won both the Greek Championship and the Greek Cup as a member of Panathinaikos.

June 21, 2019 – Bentil re-signed with Peristeri for an additional season.

September 25, 2018 – Bentil headed to Greece and signed with Peristeri in the Greek Basket League (Greece’s top basketball league). He would stay with Peristeri for his longest stint of his professional basketball career so far, simultaneously playing his best professional basketball yet over 35 games.

February 24, 2018 – In February of the 2017-2018 campaign for Châlons-Reims, Bentil signed with Bilbao Basket in Spain’s top basketball league, Liga ACB. He stayed there for the remainder of the season, playing in the last 12 games of the season.

August 28, 2017 – Bentil signed a deal with France’s Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket in the French Pro-A League.

June 30, 2017 – Bentil is included on the San Antonio Spurs roster for the 2017 NBA Summer League.

March 1, 2017 – Bentil makes his NBA Debut against the Atlanta Hawks, thus making him the first Ghanian born player to ever play in the NBA. Bentil appeared in two additional games for the Dallas Mavericks before his 10-day contract expired and he then returned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

February 26, 2017 – Bentil signed a 10-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks.

January 16, 2017 – Following his stint in China with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers, Bentil returned back to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

November 25, 2016 – Bentil signed with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the CBA (Chinese Basketball Association).

October 31, 2016 – Bentil is acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA D-League (affiliate of the Indiana Pacers).

October 24, 2016 – Bentil is signed and waived by the Indiana Pacers.

October 21, 2016 – Bentil is waived by the Boston Celtics.

July 27, 2016 – Bentil signs with the Boston Celtics.

June 23, 2016 – Ben Bentil is selected by the Boston Celtics with the 51st pick in the 2nd round of the 2016 NBA Draft.