1. Matt Haarms played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers and the BYU Cougars.
24 Facts About Matt Haarms
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Matt Haarms initially played soccer and judo before taking up basketball.
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Matt Haarms purchased an outdoor hoop at the age of 14 so he could practice more.
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Matt 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.
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Matt Haarms then moved to Spain and played for Joventut Badalona's junior team.
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Matt Haarms helped the team reach the championship game of the tournament and hit 5-of-7 three-point shots in the semifinal against Real Madrid.
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Matt Haarms was offered a professional contract in Spain but declined the invitation.
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Matt Haarms started to receive collegiate attention when he joined the Chauncey Billups AAU Elite team.
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Matt Haarms committed to playing college basketball for Purdue over offers from Colorado, Vanderbilt and Washington State, becoming the Boilermakers' sixth international player since 1952.
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Matt Haarms chose Purdue because he liked coach Matt Painter and the program's record of developing big men.
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Matt Haarms's 79 blocked shots were the second-most by a Purdue freshman.
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Matt 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.
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Matt Haarms averaged 9.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 2.1 blocks per game as a redshirt sophomore.
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On 19 February 2019 Matt Haarms hit a last-second shot to defeat Indiana after being taunted by Indiana fans all game.
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On 2 January 2020 Matt Haarms scored a career-high 26 points on 11-of-16 shooting in a double-overtime win against Minnesota.
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Matt Haarms became the second player in Big Ten history, and first since 2007, to lead the league in field goal percentage and blocked shots in the same season.
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On 23 April 2020 Matt Haarms announced that he would transfer to BYU over offers from Kentucky and Texas Tech, gaining immediate eligibility as a graduate transfer.
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Matt Haarms averaged 11.3 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocks per game.
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Matt Haarms was named the West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the All-WCC second team.
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On 13 July 2021, Matt Haarms signed his first professional contract with German club Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga.
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Matt Haarms competed for the Netherlands under-19 team at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B in Austria and averaged 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
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Matt Haarms was selected for the Netherlands senior team for the first time in November 2021.
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On 26 November 2021 Matt Haarms made his debut in a loss against Iceland.
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Matt Haarms played at EuroBasket 2022, coming off the bench and averaging 3.3 points and 3.8 rebounds as a back-up center.