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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
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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
Bio
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
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
MTSU Men's Basketball Post Game Press Conference vs Chattanooga NIT 3/18/25
Tuesday, March 18
