Auburn Hills — In late February, former Purdue center Isaac Haas grabbed the microphone on the Boilermakers’ senior night and laid it all out there.
With tears rolling down his face, the senior thanked the Purdue fans for the support of his younger sister, Erin, who suffers from epileptic seizures. Haas’ personal life was a national story, and the motivation behind his blue-collar game had him pegged as one of the "feel-good" players of the NCAA Tournament.
All of that ended rather unceremoniously. In Purdue’s first-round NCAA Tournament win over Cal State Fullerton at Little Caesars Arena, Haas suffered a fractured elbow, ending his senior season.