College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Moustapha Thiam
Michigan · Center · Junior · 7-2 · #52
Transfer from Cincinnati
- #16 center in the country
- #52 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 17 minutes a game) at Michigan, as a secondary scorer and rim protector: a smaller role than he had at Cincinnati (27.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- Spot in the rotation
- #6
From the Statboy preseason model. It updates once games start.
▸What is impact?
Impact is how many points per game a player adds to his team. 0 is an average player, so a plus number means he's better than average and a minus number means he's below. It's Statboy's own number, based on everything he does on the court and the level he played against.
Last season: the basics
2025-26 at Cincinnati: 31 games, 31 starts, 27.2 minutes a game.
- Points per game12.887th
- Rebounds per game7.181st
- Assists per game0.535th
- Steals per game0.892nd
- Blocks per game1.683rd
- Turnovers per game1.430th
- Field goal %52.5%(160-305)29th
- 3-point %28.8%(15-52)75th
- Free throw %63.3%(62-98)51st
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate23.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating109.530th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating94.395th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.0%25th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %54.9%29th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.3819th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %30.3%14th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate32.1%14th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.16171st
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every center in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.75 impact · 9.6 pts · 7.2 reb · 0.6 ast
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+1.03 impact · 11.6 pts · 6.1 reb · 0.5 ast
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+0.58 impact · 8.8 pts · 8.8 reb · 1.1 ast
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+0.58 impact · 7.2 pts · 4.6 reb · 0.5 ast
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+1.25 impact · 13.6 pts · 5.8 reb · 1.1 ast
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+0.54 impact · 11 pts · 5.7 reb · 0.9 ast
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Michigan teammates
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- Brandon McCoy Jr.#123 · G · Freshman · #10 recruit
- Trey McKenney#142 · G · Returning
- Roddy Gayle Jr.#281 · G · Returning
- Jalen Reed#292 · F · Transfer from LSU
- Quinn Costello#545 · F · Freshman · #34 recruit
- Kenny Noland#645 · G · Transfer from Columbia
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).