Michigan basketball officially signs 7-foot-2 center Moustapha Thiam

Michigan basketball has been on a bit of a signing flurry on Tuesday, having worked to finalize its 2026-27 roster. With the signing period opening, the Wolverines officially announced that they had signed two high school recruits to go along with their established four-man class, and started to also reveal transfers who had officially signed, including LSU transfer Jalen Reed and Tennessee transfer JP Estrella. But the big name everyone was waiting on was former Cincinnati center Moustapha Thiam.

Thiam comes in at 7-foot-2 and is the likely replacement as the starting center for Aday Mara. The former Bearcats star was the No. 13 player in the transfer portal and announced he was joining the maize and blue on Friday.

And on Tuesday, he officially became a Wolverine. Thus, barring any late additions, such as Wake Forest guard Juke Harris, Michigan has signed all of its transfer and recruiting additions to the roster. Here is the full release on Thiam joining the maize and blue.

Full release David and Meredith Kaplan University of Michigan basketball coach  Dusty May  announced Tuesday (April 28) the addition of  Moustapha Thiam , who has signed a Big Ten Scholarship Agreement to join the Wolverines for the 2026-27 season. In addition to six signees in the Class of 2026, Thiam becomes Michigan's third transfer addition this offseason, joining  Jalen Reed  and  J. P.