2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 44
Essam Mostafa
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 250
- Hometown:
- Cairo, Egypt
- High School:
- Long Island Lutheran High School
- Prev School:
- Coastal Carolina
Bio
2023-24 | SENIOR SEASON
Played in 30 games… Averaged 2.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per game… Was 21-of-33 from the field for 63.6 percent… Scored a season-high 10 points three times… Had 10 points and eight rebounds at Texas Tech (2/20/24)… Led team in rebounds three times… Brought down a season-high 10 rebounds against Texas A&M Commerce (1/1/24).
2023 FOREIGN TOUR (LONDON/PARIS)
Averaged a team-best 12.8 points and team-best 5.0 rebounds… Missed just six shots in the four games going 20-of-26 from the field in an average of 13.5 minutes per game… Had a team-high 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting against Elite Basket Congo.
2022-23 | JUNIOR SEASON (Coastal Carolina)
NABC All-District 23 Second Team
Played 26 games on the season with 25 starts… Was third on the team in scoring averaging 12.4 points per game… Reached double digits in scoring 20 times… Reached double digits in rebounds in 17 games… Scored his 1,000th career point… Averaged 10.0 rebounds per game… Led the Sun Belt Conference with 16 double-doubles on the season… Scored a season-high 25 points at South Dakota… Scored 21 points against UNCW and added 22 points against St. Mary's (MD)… Had a season-high 16 rebounds at James Madison… Shot 55.2 percent from the field… Averaged 28.9 minutes of action each game… Finished the season 21st in the Sun Belt in scoring average (12.4)… Led the Sun Belt in rebounding with 10.0 per game… His 55.2 field goal percentage was eighth in the Sun Belt… Led the Sun Belt in both offensive rebounds per game (3.4) and defensive rebounds per game (6.6)… Made the Spring Dean’s list.
2021-22 | SOPHOMORE SEASON (Coastal Carolina)
Played in all 33 games with 31 starts… Was third on the team averaging 13.0 points per game… Led the team and was second in the conference averaging 9.4 rebounds per game which was 24th nationally… He was also second in the Sun Belt and 13th nationally in offensive rebounds per game… His 311 total rebounds were second in the Sun Belt and 20th nationally… He had 13 double-doubles on the season which was second in the Sun Belt and 21st nationally… Reached double-digit scoring in 24 games… Scored 20 or more points six times… Scored 24 points against Ferrum (11/09/21) and Wofford (12/12/21)… Also scored 23 points against Toledo (11/24/21) in the Baha Mar Tournament Championship game… Had a career-high 17 rebounds against ULM (12/30/21)… Led the team with 37 blocked shots which was also sixth in the Sun Belt.
2020-21 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (Coastal Carolina)
Played in 25 games with 24 starts… Averaged almost 25 minutes per game… Averaged 12.2 points per game, third on the team… Team's leading rebounder averaging 8.9 per game… Shot a team-best 56 percent from the field and just over 60 percent from the free throw line… Was second on the team with 22 blocked shots had 13 steals… Had a team-best nine double-doubles on the season, placing him fourth in the Sun Belt and 27th nationally… Finished the season 23rd in the conference in scoring; fifth 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 and 38th in rebounds per game and 39th in total rebounds… Had 17 double-digit games, including four games of scoring over 20 points… Scored a season and career-high 25 points against Columbia International (12/03/21)… Had a career-high 16 rebounds along with 15 points in a win over Georgia State (01/01/21)… Had 15 rebounds and 12 points against Alice Lloyd (12/18/20)… Kyle Macey Award Finalist… Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (03/31/21).
2019-20 | FRESHMAN SEASON (Coastal Carolina)
Did not play, redshirted.
PREP CAREER
Came to the United States for his freshman year of high school at Arlington Country Day in Arlington, Texas, 15 miles from TCU… Attended his first baseball game at the 2023 Fort Worth Super Regional between TCU and Indiana State.
PERSONAL
Born Aug. 3, 1999… Son of Tamer Mostafa and Nilly Sa’eed.
Played in 30 games… Averaged 2.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per game… Was 21-of-33 from the field for 63.6 percent… Scored a season-high 10 points three times… Had 10 points and eight rebounds at Texas Tech (2/20/24)… Led team in rebounds three times… Brought down a season-high 10 rebounds against Texas A&M Commerce (1/1/24).
2023 FOREIGN TOUR (LONDON/PARIS)
Averaged a team-best 12.8 points and team-best 5.0 rebounds… Missed just six shots in the four games going 20-of-26 from the field in an average of 13.5 minutes per game… Had a team-high 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting against Elite Basket Congo.
2022-23 | JUNIOR SEASON (Coastal Carolina)
NABC All-District 23 Second Team
Played 26 games on the season with 25 starts… Was third on the team in scoring averaging 12.4 points per game… Reached double digits in scoring 20 times… Reached double digits in rebounds in 17 games… Scored his 1,000th career point… Averaged 10.0 rebounds per game… Led the Sun Belt Conference with 16 double-doubles on the season… Scored a season-high 25 points at South Dakota… Scored 21 points against UNCW and added 22 points against St. Mary's (MD)… Had a season-high 16 rebounds at James Madison… Shot 55.2 percent from the field… Averaged 28.9 minutes of action each game… Finished the season 21st in the Sun Belt in scoring average (12.4)… Led the Sun Belt in rebounding with 10.0 per game… His 55.2 field goal percentage was eighth in the Sun Belt… Led the Sun Belt in both offensive rebounds per game (3.4) and defensive rebounds per game (6.6)… Made the Spring Dean’s list.
2021-22 | SOPHOMORE SEASON (Coastal Carolina)
Played in all 33 games with 31 starts… Was third on the team averaging 13.0 points per game… Led the team and was second in the conference averaging 9.4 rebounds per game which was 24th nationally… He was also second in the Sun Belt and 13th nationally in offensive rebounds per game… His 311 total rebounds were second in the Sun Belt and 20th nationally… He had 13 double-doubles on the season which was second in the Sun Belt and 21st nationally… Reached double-digit scoring in 24 games… Scored 20 or more points six times… Scored 24 points against Ferrum (11/09/21) and Wofford (12/12/21)… Also scored 23 points against Toledo (11/24/21) in the Baha Mar Tournament Championship game… Had a career-high 17 rebounds against ULM (12/30/21)… Led the team with 37 blocked shots which was also sixth in the Sun Belt.
2020-21 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (Coastal Carolina)
Played in 25 games with 24 starts… Averaged almost 25 minutes per game… Averaged 12.2 points per game, third on the team… Team's leading rebounder averaging 8.9 per game… Shot a team-best 56 percent from the field and just over 60 percent from the free throw line… Was second on the team with 22 blocked shots had 13 steals… Had a team-best nine double-doubles on the season, placing him fourth in the Sun Belt and 27th nationally… Finished the season 23rd in the conference in scoring; fifth 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 and 38th in rebounds per game and 39th in total rebounds… Had 17 double-digit games, including four games of scoring over 20 points… Scored a season and career-high 25 points against Columbia International (12/03/21)… Had a career-high 16 rebounds along with 15 points in a win over Georgia State (01/01/21)… Had 15 rebounds and 12 points against Alice Lloyd (12/18/20)… Kyle Macey Award Finalist… Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (03/31/21).
2019-20 | FRESHMAN SEASON (Coastal Carolina)
Did not play, redshirted.
PREP CAREER
Came to the United States for his freshman year of high school at Arlington Country Day in Arlington, Texas, 15 miles from TCU… Attended his first baseball game at the 2023 Fort Worth Super Regional between TCU and Indiana State.
PERSONAL
Born Aug. 3, 1999… Son of Tamer Mostafa and Nilly Sa’eed.
TCU MBB | first practice week of 2025
Friday, June 06
MBB Postgame Press Conference
Tuesday, March 11
Postgame Press Conference vs. Colorado
Tuesday, March 11
Postgame Press Conference at Colorado
Saturday, March 08
