{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Isaac Haas | image = Isaac Haas.jpg | image_size = | caption = Haas playing for Purdue | height_ft = 7 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 295 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|10|2}} | birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | high_school = Hokes Bluff (Hokes Bluff, Alabama) | college = Purdue (2014–2018) | draft_year = 2018 | career_start = 2018 | career_end = 2024 | career_number = | career_position = Center | years1 = 2018–2020 | team1 = Salt Lake City Stars | years2 = 2020–2021 | team2 = Guangzhou Loong Lions | years3 = 2021–2023 | team3 = Beijing Royal Fighters | highlights = * Third-team All-Big Ten (2018) | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's basketball}} {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}} {{MedalSilver| 2017 Taipei | Team competition}} }} '''Isaac Haas''' (born October 2, 1995) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers.
==High school career== Haas is the son of Rachel and Danny Haas and grew up in Hokes Bluff, Alabama. He attended Hokes Bluff High School and averaged 18.5 points and 11 rebounds as a junior.<ref name="espn">{{cite news|last1=O'Neill|first1=Dana|title=Purdue's Isaac Haas playing for sister who has epilepsy|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18166926/purdue-boilermakers-isaac-haas-playing-cure-sister-epilepsy|accessdate=January 22, 2018|work=ESPN|date=November 30, 2016}}</ref> Haas committed to Purdue on November 18, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/player/isaac-haas-24763|title=Isaac Haas Recruiting Profile|access-date=October 11, 2017|publisher=247 Sports}}</ref> Haas' primary reason for committing to Purdue was due to the university's ability to develop its tall players, saying "It's great exposure, and under Matt Painter, almost every 7-footer who went to Purdue went to the NBA." Haas, who originally committed to Wake Forest, was a four star and top 100 recruit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/recruiting-central/2013/11/18/purdue-adds-a-big-recruit-for-2014/3627599/|title=Purdue basketball's development of big men lured Alabama center Isaac Haas|publisher=Indy Star|last1=Baird|first1=Nathan|date=November 19, 2013|access-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref>
==College career== Haas began his collegiate career entering games with much energy but tiring easily. He was a backup to A. J. Hammons for his first two years as he improved his conditioning. As a sophomore, Haas averaged 9.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.<ref name="espn"/>
As a junior, Haas was named a Big Ten Honorable Mention by the coaches and media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030617aag.html|title=Men's Basketball Postseason Honors: Purdue's Swanigan named Big Ten Player of the Year|accessdate=March 7, 2017|date=March 6, 2017|publisher=CBS Interactive|website=BigTen.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123604/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030617aag.html|archive-date=March 7, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/2016-17_All_Big_Ten_Honors.pdf|title=2016–17 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Team|accessdate=March 7, 2017|date=March 6, 2017|website=CSTV.com|archive-date=March 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123951/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/2016-17_All_Big_Ten_Honors.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> He averaged 12.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game playing alongside Caleb Swanigan in the frontcourt.<ref name=usa/> Haas and Vincent Edwards declared for the 2017 NBA Draft, but also did not sign with an agent.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jconline.com/story/sports/college/purdue/basketball/2017/04/10/purdues-haas-latest-explore-nba-draft/100271716/|title=Purdue's Haas latest to explore NBA Draft|work=Journal & Courier|access-date=April 27, 2017}}</ref> On May 16, 2017, Haas announced he would withdraw from the NBA Draft.<ref name=usa>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/purdue/basketball/2017/05/16/purdues-isaac-haas-returning-senior-year/101775400/|title=Purdue's Isaac Haas returning for senior year|work=USA Today|access-date=May 24, 2017}}</ref>
As a senior, Haas was named to the preseason watchlist of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar award.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2017/10/21/watch-list-released-for-abdul-jabbar-award/|title=Watch list released for Abdul-Jabbar award|date=October 21, 2017|work=CollegeBasketballTalk|access-date=October 23, 2017}}</ref> He was named Big Ten player of the week on December 4, after scoring a career high 26 points, including the go-ahead bucket with 43 seconds left, versus Northwestern.<ref name=POSEWMBH>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/120417aac.html|title=Purdue, Ohio State Earn Weekly Men's Basketball Honors: Boilermakers' Isaac Haas earns Player of the Week honor; Buckeyes' Kaleb Wesson named Freshman of the Week|accessdate=December 4, 2017|date=December 4, 2017|publisher=CBS Interactive|website=BigTen.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205143520/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/120417aac.html|archive-date=December 5, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also had 21 points and four blocks to lead the Boilermakers to a win against Maryland.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Baird|first1=Nathan|title=Isaac Haas powers Purdue basketball past Northwestern|url=http://www.jconline.com/story/sports/college/purdue/basketball/2017/12/03/isaac-haas-carries-purdue-basketball-past-northwestern/917747001/|accessdate=January 22, 2018|work=The Journal & Courier|date=December 3, 2017}}</ref> Haas scored 15 points in 16 minutes in Purdue's 82–67 win over Butler on December 16, but was limited by four fouls.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Doyel|first1=Gregg|title=Only the referees can stop Purdue's Isaac Haas|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/columnists/gregg-doyel/2017/12/16/doyel-only-referees-can-stop-purdues-isaac-haas/957371001/|accessdate=January 22, 2018|work=Indy Star|date=December 16, 2017}}</ref> He was named to the Third Team All-Big Ten. In the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Cal State Fullerton, Haas fractured his elbow and ended his career at Purdue.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Medcalf|first1=Myron|title=Injured Purdue center Isaac Haas has elbow brace cleared by NCAA|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22884143/isaac-haas-purdue-boilermakers-elbow-brace-cleared-ncaa|accessdate=March 23, 2018|work=ESPN|date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> On May 17, during the 2018 NBA Draft Combine, it revealed that Haas was not only the tallest player at the event that year, being near 7'3" in shoes, but he was also the heaviest player at the event at 303 pounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.nba.com/draft/combine-anthro/#!?sort=WINGSPAN&dir=1 |title=Draft Combine Anthro |work=NBA.com|accessdate=May 23, 2018}}</ref>
=== College career statistics ===
:''Cited from Sports Reference.''<ref>{{cite web|title=Isaac Haas Stats|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/isaac-haas-1.html|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=February 7, 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! College !! Year ! GP !! MPG !! FG% !! FT% !! RPG !! APG !! SPG !! BPG !! PPG |- | Purdue || 2014–15 | 34 || 14.6 || .535 || .713 || 4.1 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.7 || 7.6 |- | Purdue || 2015–16 | 35 || 14.3 || .594 || .713 || 3.7 || 0.5|| 0.1 || 0.8 || 9.8 |- | Purdue || 2016–17 | 35 || 19.5 || .587 || .781 || 5.0 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 12.6 |- | Purdue || 2017–18 | 25 || 22.4 || .615 || .781 || 5.7 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 1.3 || 14.5 |}
==Professional career== ===Salt Lake City Stars (2018–2020)=== After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft Haas signed with Utah Jazz to join their Summer League team.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Baird |first1=Nathan |title=Former Purdue center Isaac Haas reaches summer league deal with Utah Jazz |url=https://www.jconline.com/story/sports/college/purdue/basketball/2018/06/22/purdues-isaac-haas-reaches-summer-league-deal-utah-jazz/725117002/ |accessdate=June 23, 2018 |work=Lafayette Journal & Courier |date=June 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/jazz-announce-mini-camp-roster-2018-summer-league|title=Jazz Announce Mini-Camp Roster for 2018 Summer League|date=June 29, 2018|work=NBA.com|accessdate=June 29, 2018}}</ref> On October 13, 2018, Haas was waived by the Jazz.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jazz waive Isaac Haas |url=https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/jazz-waive-isaac-haas |website=NBA.com |accessdate=October 16, 2018 |date=October 13, 2018}}</ref> He was subsequently added to the roster of their G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rueckert |first1=Daniel |title=Stars Finalize Opening Night Roster |url=https://saltlakecity.gleague.nba.com/news/stars-finalize-opening-night-roster/ |website=NBA.com |accessdate=November 3, 2018 |date=October 31, 2018 |archive-date=November 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104010701/https://saltlakecity.gleague.nba.com/news/stars-finalize-opening-night-roster/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On October 29, 2019, Haas was included in training camp roster of the Salt Lake City Stars,<ref>{{cite web|title=Stars Finalize Training Camp Roster|url=https://saltlakecity.gleague.nba.com/news/stars-finalize-training-camp-roster|date=October 29, 2019|website=NBA.com|accessdate=October 29, 2019|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128143834/https://saltlakecity.gleague.nba.com/news/stars-finalize-training-camp-roster/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and on November 8, 2019, Haas was included in opening night roster of the Salt Lake City Stars.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stars Finalize Opening Night Roster|url=https://saltlakecity.gleague.nba.com/news/stars-finalize-opening-night-roster-2|date=November 8, 2019|website=NBA.com|accessdate=November 8, 2019|archive-date=November 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112054606/https://saltlakecity.gleague.nba.com/news/stars-finalize-opening-night-roster-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On March 2, 2020, Haas contributed 14 points and 12 rebounds in a win over the South Bay Lakers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Isaac Haas: Double-doubles in victory |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/isaac-haas-double-doubles-in-victory/ |accessdate=April 30, 2020 |work=CBS Sports |date=March 3, 2020}}</ref>
===Guangzhou Loong Lions (2020–2021)=== On October 17, 2020, Haas signed with Guangzhou Loong Lions.<ref>{{cite web |title=广州男篮签下双外援达拉斯-摩尔和艾萨克-哈斯 (Guangzhou Loong Lions signed Dallas Moore and Isaac Haas) |url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/basketball/cba/2020-10-17/doc-iiznctkc6124613.shtml |website=sina.com.cn |access-date=2 December 2020 |language=Chinese |date=17 October 2020}}</ref>
===Beijing Royal Fighters (2021–2023)=== On October 21, 2021, Haas signed with Beijing Royal Fighters.<ref>{{cite web |title=CBA官方：北控男篮完成外援艾萨克-哈斯注册 |url=https://bbs.hupu.com/45728024.html |website=Hupu |date=21 October 2021 |language=Chinese |access-date=26 December 2021}}</ref>
==National team career== Haas was a part of the Purdue team chosen to represent the United States in the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan. The U.S. received a silver medal after losing in the title game to Lithuania, with Haas contributing 17 points in the loss.<ref>{{cite web| last = Botkin | first = Mike | title = Medal Up | work = Indianapolis Monthly | date = August 29, 2017 | url = https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/sports/medal-up/| accessdate = January 22, 2018 }}</ref>
==Personal life== In April 2018, Haas was sued after being accused of lying about having a sexually transmitted disease and subsequently infecting a partner with herpes.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Baird|first1=Nathan|title=Purdue player Isaac Haas accused of infecting partner with STD, according to lawsuit|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2018/04/11/purdue-isaac-haas-accused-infecting-partner-std-lawsuit/507899002/|accessdate=April 24, 2018|work=USA Today|date=April 11, 2018}}</ref> The lawsuit, against both Haas and Purdue University, was dismissed in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-04 |title=Lawsuit claiming conscious spread of an STD by former Purdue basketball standout Isaac Haas dismissed |url=https://fox59.com/indiana-news/lawsuit-claiming-conscious-spread-of-stds-by-purdue-former-basketball-standout-isaac-haas-dismissed/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Fox 59 |language=en-US}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/isaac_haas_894756.html Purdue Boilermakers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072413/http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/isaac_haas_894756.html |date=2018-01-23 }} *[https://www.basketball-reference.com/gleague/players/h/haasis01d.html NBA G League stats]
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