MSU basketball reportedly in mix for new highly-coveted transfer portal center

There is another high-level transfer portal center that Michigan State has been linked to on Monday.

Jeff Goodman, a college basketball insider for The Field of 68 / On3, reported a list of schools that are in the mix for Cincinnati transfer Moustapha Thiam , with Michigan State included. Other schools mentioned by Goodman includes St. John's, UConn , Gonzaga, Arkansas , Duke, Kansas , Texas A&M, Tennessee and UCF .

Thiam has started all 65 games he's played in his first two seasons at Cincinnati, averaging double-digits in scoring in both seasons. This past year, he averaged 12.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game.

Thiam is listed at 7-foot-2 and can clearly make an impact on both ends of the floor -- hence why so many big-name programs are in pursuit of his talents in the portal. Michigan State has been linked to a number of center prospects, but this was the first time Thiam had been connected to the Spartans. This could be a player we monitor more and more, especially as we anticipate a decision looming from fellow portal target Alabama transfer Aiden Sherrell . If the Spartans are unable to land Sherrell, then I would anticipate they go all-in on someone like Thiam.

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