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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

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44 Essam Mostafa

  • Height 6-9
  • Weight 250
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Cairo, Egypt
  • High School Long Island Lutheran High School

Biography

2023 Spring Dean's List
2022 NABC All-District 23 Second Team

2021 Baha Mar All-Tournament Team
2020-21 Kyle Macey Award Finalist
2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (03/31/21)

2022-23 (Redshirt Junior)
  • 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 in 20 games
  • Reached double digits in rebounds in 17 games
  • Scored his 1,000th career point
  • Averaged 10.0 rebounds per game
  • Led the Sun Belt 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 (10.0)
  • 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)
  • Was 30th in the Sun Belt in minutes played (28.8)

2021-22 (Redshirt Sophomore)
*    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 was 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 this season
*    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)
*    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)
*    Finished the season with 22 assists and 13 steals

2019-20 (Freshman):
*    Was a redshirt for the season

AT LONG ISLAND LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL:
*    Comes to CCU as a three-star player
*    Has great size at 6’-8” and 220 pounds
*    Originally from Egypt he played on World Cup U19 team.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2019-20Freshman

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    6'9" 270 lbs
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    2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    Center
    6'9" 250 lbs
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    2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    Center
    6'9" 250 lbs
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    2022-23Redshirt Junior

    Center
    6'9" 250 lbs
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