Thierno Sylla

Position:
C
Ht./Wt.:
6-11 / 210
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Conakry, Guinea
Prev School:
Stephen F. Austin

2025-26 (Senior)

Started 14 games and made nine cameos off the bench ... Averaged 3.8 points and 2.5 rebounds across 19.5 minutes of action per night ... Led the team with 19 blocks, averaging one every 17 minutes ... Second on the squad shooting 50.8% from the field, a career-best ... Opened his Memphis tab with four points and five rebounds in win over San Francisco (11/8/25) ... Followed up a nine-point, eight-rebound performance at UAB (2/5/26) with 10 points and nine boards against Charlotte (2/8/26) ... Best output came in the regular season finale at Tulane (3/8/26), where he finished with 17 points, four rebounds and three blocks in 30 minutes ... Had nine points, four rebounds and four blocks in the first round of the American Conference Tournament (3/11/26)

2024-25 (Junior | Stephen F. Austin)

Appeared in 25 games off the bench, averaging 3.1 points and 2.6 rebounds in roughly 9.4 minutes per game ... Shot 36.8% from the field and knocked down 24.1% of his three-point attempts

2023-24 (Sophomore | UCF)

Played in 32 games, starting 10, and averaged 4.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per contest in about 14.9 minutes ... Shot 38.1% from the field with a 27.9% conversion rate from beyond the arc ... Posted a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double against Jacksonville (12/6/23)

2022-23 (Freshman | UCF)

Made 27 appearances, providing a spark from deep where he shot an impressive 36.4% from three-point range in 6.2 minutes per game ... Averaged 2.2 points and 1.1 rebounds per contest

Single Game Highs
Points: 20 vs Jacksonville, 12/06/23
Rebounds: 11 vs Jacksonville, 12/06/23
Assists: 2, three times
3-Pointers: 2, seven times
Steals: 3 vs Texas Wesleyan, 12/20/24
Blocks: 4 vs Tulane, 3/11/26