Jeff Borzello
Multiple Authors
Cincinnati transfer Moustapha Thiam, among the finest out there gamers left within the portal, has dedicated to Michigan, he advised ESPN’s Shams Charania on Friday.
Thiam, a 7-foot-2 middle, visited coach Dusty May and the reigning nationwide champions earlier this week and had beforehand visited St. John’s, Arkansas and Kansas. Other applications additionally pursued Thiam.
The No. 11 general participant in ESPN’s transfer rankings, Thiam was a top-five participant left within the portal.
Down the stretch of his sophomore season, he started to point out consistency to go together with one of many highest ceilings of any massive man available on the market. After lacking two video games in February with a foot harm, Thiam averaged 18.0 factors, 10.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks over his remaining eight video games — together with a three-game stretch through which he had 28 factors and eight rebounds towards Kansas, 21 factors and 10 rebounds towards Texas Tech, and 24 factors and 15 rebounds towards Oklahoma State.
On the season, he averaged 12.8 factors, 7.1 factors and 1.6 blocks.
Thiam, a Senegal native who was a top-30 recruit within the 2024 class, began his profession with one season at UCF. In 34 video games with the Knights, he averaged 10.4 factors, 6.4 rebounds and a pair of.6 blocks.
May has now landed three massive males from the portal this spring, with Thiam becoming a member of J.P. Estrella (Tennessee) and Jalen Reed (LSU). The trio will assist Michigan rebuild its frontcourt after the anticipated departures of projected first-round picks Aday Mara and Morez Johnson Jr.
The Wolverines additionally added five-star Brandon McCoy Jr. to their backcourt and are in pursuit of high-scoring Wake Forest transfer Juke Harris, who may also undergo the NBA draft course of.
