44 Days to Purdue Basketball: Isaac Haas

It’s not often that giants have to step out from the shadows of other humans. But there he is, the 7 foot 2 inch, 300 pound Isaac Haas emerging from the darkness after three years of playing behind and with Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year A. J. Hammons and National Player of the Year Finalist Caleb Swanigan.

For the first time in his four year career, he is the unequivocal starting five on the team. He is the guy. Despite all the starts last year, Isaac Haas has still yet to average twenty minutes in a season.

It could be argued that Haas has been a top-five to seven center in the Big Ten since he stepped onto campus in West Lafayette. Last year, it’s easy to argue he was the second best…