Matt Haarms

Matt Haarms (born 22 April 1997) is a Dutch college basketball player for the BYU Cougars of the West Coast Conference (WCC). He previously played for the Purdue Boilermakers.

Matt Haarms
Haarms in January 2020
BYU Cougars
PositionCenter
LeagueWest Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolSunrise Christian Academy
(Bel Aire, Kansas)
College

Early life

Haarms is the son of Martine van Hoorn and Peter Haarms. He was born and grew up in Amsterdam. He initially played soccer and judo before taking up basketball. Haarms purchased an outdoor hoop at the age of 14 so he could practice more.[1] Haarms joined a club team, the Harlemlakers, and admittedly was very poor at first but soon developed into one of the top talents in the country. After Brord Brugman set up a private practice session, Haarms then moved to Spain and played for Joventut Badalona's junior team. He helped the team reach the championship game of the tournament and hit 5-of-7 three-point shots in the semifinal against Real Madrid. He was offered a professional contract in Spain but declined the invitation. Instead, Haarms moved to the United States to complete a postgraduate year at Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas.[2] He started to receive collegiate attention when he joined the Chauncey Billups AAU Elite team.[1] Haarms committed to Purdue over offers from Colorado, Vanderbilt and Washington State, becoming the Boilermakers' sixth international player since 1952.[2] He chose Purdue because he liked coach Matt Painter and the program's record of developing big men.[3]

College career

Purdue

Haarms enrolled at Purdue a semester early and redshirted the second half of the 2016–17 season because the NCAA ruled he would have lost a season of eligibility had he stayed at Sunrise Christian.[4] As a redshirt freshman he averaged 4.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game in 37 games.[5] His 79 blocked shots were the second-most by a Purdue freshman. Haarms started against Butler and Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament after Isaac Haas injured his elbow and had a combined 11 points and nine rebounds in the two games.[1] He averaged 9.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 2.1 blocks per game as a redshirt sophomore.[6] On February 19, 2019, Haarms hit a last-second shot to defeat Indiana after being taunted by Indiana fans all game.[7] Haarms suffered a head injury in a loss to Nebraska on December 15, and missed the following game against Ohio.[8] On January 2, 2020, Haarms scored a career-high 26 points on 11-of-16 shooting in a double-overtime win against Minnesota.[9] He suffered a hip injury in a double-overtime loss to Michigan on January 9.[10] As a junior, Haarms averaged 8.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per game.[11] Following the season, he transferred from Purdue.[12]

BYU

On April 23, 2020, Haarms announced that he would transfer to BYU over offers from Kentucky and Texas Tech, gaining immediate eligibility as a graduate transfer.[13]

National team career

Haarms competed for the Netherlands at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B in Austria and averaged 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.[14]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Purdue 37217.1.585.143.5423.2.6.32.14.8
2018–19 Purdue 362322.8.632.280.6955.41.1.22.19.4
2019–20 Purdue 291520.5.524.313.6344.6.9.22.08.6
Career 1024020.1.582.281.6364.4.9.22.17.5

References
  1. Katz, Andy (September 18, 2018). "College basketball: How 7-footer Matt Haarms made it to Purdue after an Amsterdam childhood". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  2. Baird, Nathan (March 16, 2018). "Matt Haarms' improbable journey to Purdue". Journal & Courier. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  3. Baird, Nathan (October 5, 2016). "Matt Haarms commits to Purdue basketball". Journal & Courier. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  4. "Purdue 2017 signee will enroll early". Journal & Courier. December 15, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  5. "Purdue's Matt Haarms wants his new style to extend big man tradition". Journal & Courier. October 30, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  6. Miller, Travis (October 5, 2019). "32 Days to Purdue Basketball: Matt Haarms". HammerAndRails.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  7. Doyel, Gregg (March 28, 2019). "Doyel: Hair-flipping, fist-pumping, shot-blocking Matt Haarms is Purdue's thermometer". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  8. Dopirak, Dustin (December 18, 2019). "Purdue can function without Matt Haarms, but it's going to require some alterations". The Athletic. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  9. "Haarms scores 26 points, Purdue beats Minnesota 83-78 2OT". ESPN. Associated Press. January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  10. Bartley, Casey (January 9, 2020). "Purdue 78, Michigan 84 - Double-Overtime (Again)". HammerAndRails.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  11. Miller, Travis (March 15, 2020). "2020-21 Purdue Basketball Homework: Matt Haarms". Hammer and Rails. SB Nation. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  12. Carmin, Mike (April 6, 2020). "Purdue basketball's Matt Haarms enters transfer portal". Lafayette Journal & Courier. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  13. Gonzalez, Norma (April 23, 2020). "BYU lands Purdue center Matt Haarms, the biggest name in college basketball's transfer portal". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  14. "Matt Haarms". FIBA. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
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