7-foot-2 Moustapha Thiam exits from Cincinnati to Michigan Wolverines
Moustapha Thiam, a 7-foot-2, 250-pound center rented by the University of Cincinnati for a season, will follow the trend of many NCAA basketball players by playing for a third team in three seasons. This time, the 20-year-old pivot will suit up for the defending NCAA National Champion Michigan Wolverines . ESPN Inside Shams Charania first reported the transaction. Cincinnati's 7-foot-2 center Moustapha Thiam has committed to play for the reigning NCAA champion Michigan Wolverines, he tells ESPN. Thiam averaged 12.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks last season and serves as a major transfer portal pickup for coach Dusty May. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 24, 2026 Thiam came to the UC Bearcats last spring, shortly after UC lost to UCF in the College Basketball Crown. Both Thiam and then-UCF assistant Mamadou N'Diaye (also a 7-footer from Senegal) came from UCF after Thiam's freshman season to join Wes Miller's Bearcats. After averaging 10.4 and 6.4 p...