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Indiana Basketball: 5 most hated Purdue players of all-time

By Trevor Gersmehl

KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 23: Isaac Haas #44 of the Purdue Boilermakers looks on from the bench against the Kansas Jayhawks during the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional at Sprint Center on March 23, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 23: Isaac Haas #44 of the Purdue Boilermakers looks on from the bench against the Kansas Jayhawks during the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional at Sprint Center on March 23, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MARCH 30: Matt Haarms #32 of the Purdue Boilermakers reacts against the Virginia Cavaliers during overtime of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament South Regional at KFC YUM! Center on March 30, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MARCH 30: Matt Haarms #32 of the Purdue Boilermakers reacts against the Virginia Cavaliers during overtime of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament South Regional at KFC YUM! Center on March 30, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Matt Haarms (2016-Present)

The newest addition to the list of hated Purdue players makes a case for the most hated of all, and almost every Indiana fan can agree with that.

The 7-foot-3 big man has become known in Assembly Hall for his love of flopping, as well as playing with his hair:

https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/975460711039037440?s=20

The Indiana student section was reprimanded by AD Fred Glass last season for chanting “F–k you, Haarms,” during the home game versus the Boilermakers this past season. “They were all over me. It was bad,” Haarms said after that game. “It’s always bad. It’s bad at Michigan, at Michigan State, at Maryland, at Iowa, but not like this.” It’s apparent from his comments that IU fans are not alone in their distaste of Haarms.

Haarms is one of those guys who you look at and for whatever reason are just inclined to dislike.

Combine that with his infuriating style of play, featuring plenty of dramatic screeches, flops, and an Elite 8 run while Indiana fans watch their team struggle, and you’ve got yourself a blueprint for a massively irritating player. Better yet, there’s still two more years before Haarms graduates, so the hate is not done yet.

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