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UCF basketball: Johnny Dawkins talks impact of Moustapha Thiam vs. KSU
UCF basketball player Moustapha Thiam had 11 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks in the Knights’ win over Kansas State Wednesday.
The Knights were led by 15 points each from Nils Machowski and Tyler Hendricks, both of whom entered the transfer portal last week.UCF will face Big 12 rival Cincinnati in the quarterfinals on Thursday.Eight UCF players have entered the transfer portal since it opened last week.
Nils Machowski and Tyler Hendricks extended their UCF basketball careers, and their team’s stay in Las Vegas, for at least another game.
The duo, who both entered their names into the transfer portal last week, scored 15 points apiece for the shorthanded Knights as they fended off a last-second shot from Oregon State for a 76-75 victory Tuesday in the opening round of the inaugural College Basketball Crown.
Darius Johnson also had 15 and Moustapha Thiam sank a go-ahead free throw with 55 seconds left for UCF (18-16), which will renew acquaintances with Big 12 rival Cincinnati at 7 p.m. Thursday in the quarterfinals. Cincy breezed past DePaul 83-61 in Tuesday’s opening game.
In total, eight UCF players have entered the portal since it opened last week: Machowski, Hendricks, Keyshawn Hall, Jaylin Sellers, Mikey Williams, JJ Taylor, Rokas Jocius and Cameron Simpson.
Hall, the Big 12’s leading scorer, did not make the trip amid declaring for the NBA draft and planning Zoom meetings with Kansas, Auburn, Kentucky, Arkansas and LSU among other programs. Sellers, Williams, Jocius and Simpson finished the regular season on the sidelines due to various injuries.
Machowski scored UCF’s first five points and led all scorers in the first half with 13 on 5-of-8 shooting. Hendricks registered his first career double-double, matching for the game high with 10 rebounds.
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Publish date : 2025-04-02 02:38:00
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