Michigan basketball lands Cincinnati center Moustapha Thiam in portal
Michigan basketball has landed Cincinnati center Moustapha Thiam from the transfer portal, a 7-foot-2, 250-pound sophomore who averaged 12.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game last season. Thiam spent last season at Cincinnati after his freshman season at UCF, where he averaged 10.4 points and 6.4 rebounds.
Michigan basketball has acquired Moustapha Thiam, a 7-foot-2 center from Cincinnati, via the transfer portal. Thiam, originally from Senegal, averaged 12.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game for the Bearcats last season. He also led the team in blocks with 1.6 per game and earned an All-Big 12 honorable mention. Thiam spent his freshman season at UCF, averaging 10.4 points and 6.4 rebounds. He visited Ann Arbor on April 20 and committed to Michigan on April 24. This is Michigan's second big-man acquisition from the portal this season, following Jalen Reed from LSU.
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