#15
Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani
6′4″Los Angeles, Calif.
Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani

A native of Los Angeles, Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani signed with the Mojo as a free agent on March 26, 2025.

Professional Experience

San Diego Mojo (2025)

  • Appeared in eight matches (five starts) and 30 sets.
  • Scored 109 points with 88 kills, 10 blocks and 11 service aces with a .282 hitting percentage and 39% kill percentage, adding 53 digs and two assists while finishing the season with three double-doubles.
  • Averaged 3.63 points, 2.93 kills, 0.73 aces and 1.77 digs per set.
  • Her 11 service aces were the fifth-most in a season and sixth-most in a career in Mojo history, and had two matches with three service aces, tied for the most in a single match in franchise history.
  • Started hot for the Mojo at Indy on April 27, hitting .526 with 12 kills on 19 swings while adding two blocks and a service ace before leaving in the early in the third set due to an ankle injury.
  • At Vegas on April 25, she scored 17 points with 14 kills, one block and two service aces.
  • Against Vegas on April 19, she posted a team-leading 20 points and earned her second double-double of the season with season highs of 17 kills and 12 digs.
    • She collected three service aces in the match, equaling the San Diego single-match record, while also accounting for three blocks. 
  • In her first two matches of true of playing time with the Mojo on April 8 and April 12, she had two dominating home performances, helping push the Atlanta Vibe to five sets before San Diego took down the league-leading Omaha Supernovas.
  • Over the two matches, Bedart-Ghani appeared in nine sets and totaled 36 points courtesy of 27 kills, four blocks and five service aces, hitting .243 with a 38.6% kill percentage. She also contributed 17 digs over the two matches. Her per set averages were 4.00 points, 3.00 kills, 0.44 blocks, 0.56 aces and 1.89 digs.
  • In her first start with the Mojo, Bedart-Ghani dominated the action against Omaha, scoring a match-high 20 points with 13 kills, four blocks and a franchise-record-tying three service aces. She also added 11 digs for her first double-double with San Diego and helped the squad hold one of the top-hitting teams in the PVF to a season-low .119 hitting percentage.
  • Against Atlanta, Bedart-Ghani made her home debut for the Mojo, coming off the bench to score 16 points with a team-high of 14 on .270 swinging while adding a pair of aces and six digs in a five-set heartbreaker against the red-hot Vibe.

Keçiören Belediyesi Sigorta Shop (2024-25)

  • Helped the the club place 13th in the Turkish Cup.

Gwangju Pepper Savings Bank AI PEPPERS (2023-24)

  • Led the team to seventh-place finishes in the Korean V-League and KOVO Cup in 2023-24.

Suwon Hyundai Hillstate (2021-23)

  • In 2022-23, guided the team to third-place finishes in V-League and KOVO Cup.
  • Earned Korean V-League Server of the Year and won the KOVO Cup in 2021-22.

AO Markópoulo (2020-21)

Acqua & Sapone Roma Volley Club (2019-20)

OK Poreč (2019-20)

United Volleyball Club (2018-19)

Collegiate Experience

Texas (2015-18)

  • Helped the Longhorns to national runner-up finishes her freshman and sophomore seasons.
  • In 2018, Bedart-Ghani earned VolleyballMag All-America Third Team honors, was an AVCA All-America honorable mention and named All-Big 12 and All-Southwest Region.
    • Lead UT to the NCAA Regional finals and finishing with 204 kills (2.68/set), leading the Longhorns with a .374 hitting efficiency and 61 blocks (0.80/set).
  • In the 2016 National Championship match against Stanford, she posted 11 kills on a .455 hitting percentage.
  • As a freshman in 2015, she was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team and All-Big 12 Freshman Team.

High School/Club Experience

  • Named the 2014-15 Gatorade California Volleyball Player of the Year at Redondo Union High School in Los Angeles after leading the Sea Hawks to a 39-2 record and the 2014 Division I state championship.
  • The fifth-ranked player on the Prep Volleyball’s 2015 Senior Aces list, also earning Under Armour High School All-American honors and named one of Volleyball Magazine’s 30 Underclassmen to watch.
  • Attended Marymount High School prior to Redondo Union, helping the Sailors to a State Championship in 2012 and State Championship Runner-up finish in 2011, guiding the team to California Interscholastic Federation Championships and Division 1 AA Regional Championships both seasons.

Personal Information

  • Father, Adofo Ghani, played basketball at Long Beach State
  • Older brothers Khaliq and Khalil played basketball at Yale and the University of San Diego, respectively.

Player Details
Name: Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani
Pronunciation: YAZ-meen bed-ART HONN-ee
Position: Opposite
Height: 6-4
Number: 15
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Country: USA
College: Texas