2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 52
Moustapha Thiam
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 7-2
- Weight:
- 250
- Hometown:
- Dakar, Senegal
- High School:
- DME Academy
Pronunciation
• First name: moo-STAH-fah
• Last name: CHAHM
Honors & Awards
• All-Big 12 honorable mention (2026)
Career Highlights
• Started all 65 games he has appeared in
• Two straight 300-plus point seasons: UCF (353) and Cincinnati (397)
• Two straight 200-plus rebound seasons: UCF (218) and Cincinnati (221)
• Two straight seasons of 50-plus blocks: UCF (88), Cincinnati (50)
Season: 2026-27 (Michigan)
• One of three portal transfers for U-M's Class of 2026
Season: 2025-26 (Cincinnati)
• Started all 31 games he appeared in
• Missed two games due to injury
• Averaged 12.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.6 blocks in 27.2 minutes per game
• Posted 21 double figure games, with four games of 20-plus
• Averaged a team-best 14.0 points per game in Big 12 play
• Career-high 28 points at No. 8 Kansas (Feb. 21)
• Added two more 20-plus point games
• 21 points at No. 16 Texas Tech (Feb. 24)
• 24 points against Oklahoma State (Feb. 28)
• Posted 24 games with five-plus rebounds, with seven of 10-plus
• Career-high 16 rebounds vs. UCF (March 11; Big 12)
• Recorded second straight 200-plus (221) rebound season
• Posted seven games with three-plus blocks, with one of five-plus
• Led Cincinnati with 50 blocks, second straight season of 50-plus
• Season-high five blocks vs. UCF (Big 12)
• Logged 29 games of 20-plus minutes, with nine of 30-plus, one of 40-plus
• Career-high 42 minutes in overtime vs. UCF (Big 12)
• Posted seven double doubles
• 13 points, 10 rebounds Mount St. Mary's (Nov. 16)
• 15 points, 10 rebounds NJIT (Nov. 24)
• 15 points, 10 rebounds Utah (Feb. 15)
• 21 points, 10 rebounds at No. 16 Texas Tech (Feb. 24)
• 24 points, 15 rebounds Oklahoma State (Feb. 28)
• 14 points, 10 rebounds vs. Utah (March 10; Big 12)
• 18 points, 16 rebounds vs. UCF (Big 12)
• Added 16 assists and 24 steals
• Season-high two assists, three times
• Career-high three steals, twice: Georgia State (Nov. 7) and Eastern Michigan (Nov. 26)
• Shot 52.5 percent from the field (160-for-305)
• Career-high 11 field goals at No. 8 Kansas
• Added two more 10-plus field goal games: 10, at No. 25 UCF (Jan. 11) and against Oklahoma State
• Made 15 three-pointers, including a career-high-tying three vs. UCF
Season: 2024-25 (Central Florida)
• Started all 34 games he appeared in
• Missed three games due to injury
• Averaged 10.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.6 blocks in 28.8 minutes per game
• Posted 20 double figure games
• Season-high 18 points, three times: No. 10 Houston (Jan. 18), at Baylor (Feb. 8), Utah (Feb. 23)
• Posted 25 games with five-plus rebounds, with six of 10-plus
• Season-high 11 rebounds vs. Utah (March 11; Big 12)
• Pulled down 218 rebounds (90 offensive, 128 defensive)
• Ranked ninth in the Big 12 in offensive rebounds per game (2.65)
• Posted 16 games with three-plus blocks, with six games with five-plus
• Career-high eight blocks against Kansas State (Feb. 26), tying UCF single game record
• Led the Big 12 and ranked fourth nationally with 88 blocks, seventh in average (2.59)
• Set a UCF freshman record with the second-most blocks in UCF history (88)
• Only Big 12 and Power 4 freshman to average 10 points, five rebounds and 2.5 blocks
• Posted three double doubles
• 11 points, 10 rebounds Kansas State
• 10 points, 10 rebounds at TCU (March 1)
• 14 points, 11 rebounds vs. Utah (Big 12)
• Added 25 assists and 16 steals
• Career-high three assists against No. 10 Iowa State (Feb. 11)
• Season-high two steals against Tarleton State (Dec. 8)
• Shot 49.8 percent from the field (140-for-281)
• Season-high eight field goals, twice: at No. 11 Kansas and vs. Utah (Big 12)
• Made 23 three-pointers, including a career-high three at Baylor
Prep Career
• Ranked as No. 14 in the Class of 2025 before reclassifying to join Central Florida in 2024-25
• After reclassifying, rated the No. 30 in the Class of 2024 and No. 7 center
• Played for Southeast Elite on the 2024 3-Stripes Select Basketball circuit; averaged 15.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.7 blocks while shooting 60 percent over nine games; earned Defensive MVP honors
• Attended DME Academy in Daytona Beach
• Averaged 14.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.1 blocks and 2.3 assists in his final season at DME Academy, helping lead the program to the semifinals of the Grind Session tournament
Notables
• Moved from Senegal to the United States in 2022
• Reclassified to Class of 2024 after originally being part of the Class of 2025 recruiting class
• First name: moo-STAH-fah
• Last name: CHAHM
Honors & Awards
• All-Big 12 honorable mention (2026)
Career Highlights
• Started all 65 games he has appeared in
• Two straight 300-plus point seasons: UCF (353) and Cincinnati (397)
• Two straight 200-plus rebound seasons: UCF (218) and Cincinnati (221)
• Two straight seasons of 50-plus blocks: UCF (88), Cincinnati (50)
Season: 2026-27 (Michigan)
• One of three portal transfers for U-M's Class of 2026
Season: 2025-26 (Cincinnati)
• Started all 31 games he appeared in
• Missed two games due to injury
• Averaged 12.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.6 blocks in 27.2 minutes per game
• Posted 21 double figure games, with four games of 20-plus
• Averaged a team-best 14.0 points per game in Big 12 play
• Career-high 28 points at No. 8 Kansas (Feb. 21)
• Added two more 20-plus point games
• 21 points at No. 16 Texas Tech (Feb. 24)
• 24 points against Oklahoma State (Feb. 28)
• Posted 24 games with five-plus rebounds, with seven of 10-plus
• Career-high 16 rebounds vs. UCF (March 11; Big 12)
• Recorded second straight 200-plus (221) rebound season
• Posted seven games with three-plus blocks, with one of five-plus
• Led Cincinnati with 50 blocks, second straight season of 50-plus
• Season-high five blocks vs. UCF (Big 12)
• Logged 29 games of 20-plus minutes, with nine of 30-plus, one of 40-plus
• Career-high 42 minutes in overtime vs. UCF (Big 12)
• Posted seven double doubles
• 13 points, 10 rebounds Mount St. Mary's (Nov. 16)
• 15 points, 10 rebounds NJIT (Nov. 24)
• 15 points, 10 rebounds Utah (Feb. 15)
• 21 points, 10 rebounds at No. 16 Texas Tech (Feb. 24)
• 24 points, 15 rebounds Oklahoma State (Feb. 28)
• 14 points, 10 rebounds vs. Utah (March 10; Big 12)
• 18 points, 16 rebounds vs. UCF (Big 12)
• Added 16 assists and 24 steals
• Season-high two assists, three times
• Career-high three steals, twice: Georgia State (Nov. 7) and Eastern Michigan (Nov. 26)
• Shot 52.5 percent from the field (160-for-305)
• Career-high 11 field goals at No. 8 Kansas
• Added two more 10-plus field goal games: 10, at No. 25 UCF (Jan. 11) and against Oklahoma State
• Made 15 three-pointers, including a career-high-tying three vs. UCF
Season: 2024-25 (Central Florida)
• Started all 34 games he appeared in
• Missed three games due to injury
• Averaged 10.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.6 blocks in 28.8 minutes per game
• Posted 20 double figure games
• Season-high 18 points, three times: No. 10 Houston (Jan. 18), at Baylor (Feb. 8), Utah (Feb. 23)
• Posted 25 games with five-plus rebounds, with six of 10-plus
• Season-high 11 rebounds vs. Utah (March 11; Big 12)
• Pulled down 218 rebounds (90 offensive, 128 defensive)
• Ranked ninth in the Big 12 in offensive rebounds per game (2.65)
• Posted 16 games with three-plus blocks, with six games with five-plus
• Career-high eight blocks against Kansas State (Feb. 26), tying UCF single game record
• Led the Big 12 and ranked fourth nationally with 88 blocks, seventh in average (2.59)
• Set a UCF freshman record with the second-most blocks in UCF history (88)
• Only Big 12 and Power 4 freshman to average 10 points, five rebounds and 2.5 blocks
• Posted three double doubles
• 11 points, 10 rebounds Kansas State
• 10 points, 10 rebounds at TCU (March 1)
• 14 points, 11 rebounds vs. Utah (Big 12)
• Added 25 assists and 16 steals
• Career-high three assists against No. 10 Iowa State (Feb. 11)
• Season-high two steals against Tarleton State (Dec. 8)
• Shot 49.8 percent from the field (140-for-281)
• Season-high eight field goals, twice: at No. 11 Kansas and vs. Utah (Big 12)
• Made 23 three-pointers, including a career-high three at Baylor
Prep Career
• Ranked as No. 14 in the Class of 2025 before reclassifying to join Central Florida in 2024-25
• After reclassifying, rated the No. 30 in the Class of 2024 and No. 7 center
• Played for Southeast Elite on the 2024 3-Stripes Select Basketball circuit; averaged 15.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.7 blocks while shooting 60 percent over nine games; earned Defensive MVP honors
• Attended DME Academy in Daytona Beach
• Averaged 14.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.1 blocks and 2.3 assists in his final season at DME Academy, helping lead the program to the semifinals of the Grind Session tournament
Notables
• Moved from Senegal to the United States in 2022
• Reclassified to Class of 2024 after originally being part of the Class of 2025 recruiting class
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