Moustapha Thiam

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Moustapha Thiam
Michigan Wolverines
Position Center
Conference Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (2006-02-21) February 21, 2006 (age 20)
Dakar, Senegal
Listed height7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school DME Academy
(Daytona Beach, Florida)
College

Moustapha Thiam (born February 21, 2006) is a Senegalese college basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the UCF Knights and Cincinnati Bearcats.

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Early life and high school

Thiam was born in Senegal, but would move to the United States in October 2022 where he attended high school at DME Academy. Coming out of high school he was the top center in the class of 2025, but he would reclassify to the class of 2024 and commit to play college basketball for the UCF Knights. [1]

College career

UCF

On January 28, 2025, Thiam recorded a career-high 18 points versus Houston. [2] On February 5, 2025, he tallied 14 points, eight rebounds, and a block in a loss to Cincinnati. [3] On February 26, 2025, he notched his first career double-double, totaling 11 points, ten rebounds, and eight blocks in a win over Kansas State. [4] Thiam finished his freshman season in 2024-25, starting all 34 games, averaging 10.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. [5] After the conclusion of the season, he decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [5]

Cincinnati

Thiam transferred to play for the Cincinnati Bearcats. [6] On February 23, and March 1, 2026, Thiam earned Big 12 Starting Five recognitions for top-5 weeakly individual performances announced alongside the Big 12 players of the week. [7] [8] Thiam earned 2026 Big 12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team Honorable Mention recognition. [9] He posted 12.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game averages for the season. When he entered the transfer portal he was listed as the 12 best player available and the third best center by 247 Sports. [10]

Michigan

On April 24, 2026, Thiam transferred to the University of Michigan to play for Dusty May and the Wolverines. [11]

References

  1. ↑ Givony, Jonathan. "Moustapha Thiam reclassifies, joining UCF for 2024-25 season". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  2. ↑ Murshcel, Matt (February 1, 2025). "UCF's Moustapha Thiam latest Senegalese player to make impact with Knights". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ Miller, Lukas. "Moustapha Thiam: UCF basketball's towering bright spot". Nicholson Student Media. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  4. ↑ Boyle, Chris (February 26, 2025). "Moustapha Thiam tallies 1st double-double, ties UCF basketball block record vs. KSU". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Vinel, Chris (April 16, 2025). "Budding UCF basketball star Moustapha Thiam enters transfer portal". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ Springer, Scott; Boyle, Chris (April 21, 2025). "Cincinnati Bearcats basketball gets big man Thiam from UCF via portal". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  7. ↑ "BYU's Dybantsa Sweeps Big 12 MBB Weekly Awards".
  8. ↑ "TTU's Anderson, ARIZ's Burries Capture Penultimate Big 12 MBB Weekly Awards".
  9. ↑ "2026 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Unveiled".
  10. ↑ Lozon, Von (April 20, 2026). "Michigan Basketball predicted to land Top 15 player in transfer portal". SB Nation . Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  11. ↑ Kahn, Andrew (April 24, 2026). "Michigan basketball adds 7-foot-2 center via transfer portal". MLive.com.
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