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Jersey Number 44
Essam Mostafa
- Position:
- F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-9 / 250
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Cairo, Egypt
- High School:
- Long Island Lutheran High School
Notable
2022-23 (Redshirt Junior at Coastal Carolina)
2021-22 (Redshirt Sophomore at Coastal Carolina)
2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman at Coastal Carolina)
2019-20 (Freshman at Coastal Carolina)
High School
Personal
- 2025 Conference USA Newcomer of the Year
- 2025 All-CUSA First Team selection
- 2024 Myrtle Beach Invitational All-Tournament Team
- Ninth in program history with a .606 single season field goal percentage clip
- Tied for seventh-most single season double-doubles in MTSU history
- Over 1,600 career points and 1,200 career rebounds
- 2021 Kyle Macy Freshman All-American
- 2021 Baha Mar All-Tournament Team
- 2022 NABC All-District 23 Second Team
- Made 33 appearances and starts, averaging 27.2 minutes per contest
- Averaged 14.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per contest
- Was the team-leading rebounder in 21 contests and the leading scorer in five, registering 29 double figure scoring games and 14 contests with 10+ rebounds
- Led Conference USA in double-doubles (14), rebounds (303), offensive rebounds per game (3.39) and rebounds per game (9.2)
- Was second in the conference and 13th in the nation, shooting a 60.6 percent clip from the field
- His 5.79 defensive boards per game were the third best mark in the conference, leading the team
- Led the team in steals with 39
- Notched a double-double in his Blue Raider debut against Oglethorpe, tallying 14 points and 10 rebounds, going 6-for-8 from the floor with three steals
- Named to the Myrtle Beach Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 17 points and nine rebounds over the three games, including back-to-back double-doubles
- Grabbed 16 rebounds along with 14 points at Liberty
- Tallied back-to-back games with 22 points and nine boards against Kennesaw State and Jax State
- Posted 11 points and 18 rebounds at home versus Western Kentucky
- Put up 17 points and 11 rebounds in first game back from injury against UTEP
- Logged 21 points and 16 rebounds at Western Kentucky
- Notched a double-double at UTEP with 16 points and 16 rebounds, dishing out two assists, two blocks and two steals as well
- Tied for 12th-most single game rebounds in program history against Liberty with 20, also tallying 30 points for the first 30-20 in modern MTSU history
- Scored 30 points in his final collegiate game in the NIT contest against Chattanooga, paired with 16 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals
- Made 30 appearances for a total of 289 minutes of game action
- Led the team in rebounds in three contests
- Averaged 2.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per game
- Was 21-of-33 (.636) from the field
- Tallied a season-high 10 points three times
- Collected 10 points and eight rebounds at Texas Tech (2/20)
- Brought down a season-high 10 rebounds against Texas A&M Commerce (1/1)
2022-23 (Redshirt Junior at Coastal Carolina)
- Played 26 games on the season with 25 starts
- Led the Sun Belt Conference with 16 double-doubles, rebounding (10.0 rpg), offensive rebounds per game (3.4) and rebounds per game (6.6)
- Shot 55.2 percent from the field, good for eighth in the league
- Scored his 1,000th career point
- Was third on the team and 21st in the Sun Belt in scoring, averaging 12.4 points per game
- Reached double digits in scoring in 20 games and scored 20 or more in four contests
- Scored a season-high 25 points and brought down 11 boards at South Dakota (12/14)
- Had a season-high 16 rebounds on two occasions, at USC Upstate (11/18) and at Old Dominion (1/12)
- Averaged 28.9 minutes of action each game
- Named to the Spring Dean’s List
2021-22 (Redshirt Sophomore at Coastal Carolina)
- Earned 2022 NABC All-District 23 Second Team honors
- Played in all 33 games with 31 starts
- Led the team and was second in the Sun Belt Conference averaging 9.4 rebounds per game, good for 24th nationally
- Second in the league and 13th nationally in offensive rebounds per game (3.3), was also second in the conference and 20th nationally in total rebounds with 311
- Named to the 2021 Baha Mar All-Tournament Team after collecting 39 points, 17 rebounds and four blocked shots at the tournament
- Tallied 13 double-doubles on the season, second in the Sun Belt and 21st nationally
- Reached double-digit scoring in 24 games and earned 20 or more points in six contests
- Notched 24 points against Ferrum (11/9) and Wofford (12/12)
- Led the team and was sixth in the Sun Belt with 37 blocked shots
- Brought down a season-high 17 boards against ULM (12/30)
2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman at Coastal Carolina)
- Kyle Macy Freshmen All-American
- Made 24 starts with 25 appearances, averaging almost 25 minutes per game
- Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (3/31)
- Was third on the team in points per game with 12.2
- Led the team in rebounds, bringing down an average of 8.9 per game, as well as field goal percentage with 56 percent
- Earned nine double-doubles on the season, a team-best and placing him fourth in the Sun Belt Conference and 27th nationally
- Finished the season fifth in the conference in field goal percentage, fifth in rebounding, 13th in blocked shots, fourth in offensive rebounds and 10th in defensive rebounds
- Was 14th nationally in offensive rebounds, 38th in rebounds per game and 39th in total rebounds
- Had 17 double-digit games, including four games over 20 points
- Collected a season-high 16 rebounds and 15 points against Georgia State (1/1)
- Scored a season-high 25 points versus Columbia International (12/3)
2019-20 (Freshman at Coastal Carolina)
- Redshirted, did not play
High School
- Three-star player from Long Island Lutheran High School
- Competed for Egypt at the U19 World Cup
Personal
- Son of Tamer Mostafa and Nilly Sa’eed
- Born August 3, 1999
2025 MTSU Basketball tickets on sale now - October 1st
Wednesday, October 01
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
2025 Blue Raider Blitz Media Panel
Thursday, July 03
MTSU Men's Basketball Coach Nick McDevitt interview at 2025 Blue Raider Blitz
Monday, June 30
