SPOKANE, Wash. — Over the weekend, one of the top transfers in men's basketball narrowed down his list to 10 schools to transfer to and Gonzaga made the cut.
Matt Haarms is a center who has played the past few seasons at Purdue. ESPN ranks him as the third best available transfer. He's eligible to play starting next season.
Here's a breakdown on the big man and the likeliness on if he'll choose the Zags.
Haarms is a behemoth standing at seven foot, three inches tall. He’s great at rim protection, carving out space inside with his big body and can also stretch the floor a little, as he is an improving three-point shooter.
The issue is that the Zags are absolutely loaded with their big men inside.
Filip Petrusev, who started at center for Gonzaga last season, is most likely to return instead of going pro. His choice will probably be the determining factor if Haarms chooses the Zags.
Drew Timme is turning into a gem, then Oumar Ballo is eligible next season, Pavel Zakharov, incoming freshman Julian Strawther, then Watson and Kispert can both play power forward in a smaller lineup.
If it’s too crowded and he wouldn’t likely start, it's likely that pushes Haarms away.
The Zags got one transfer to commit this past week. That is Aaron Cook, a guard out of Southern Illinois.
Gonzaga was interested in the services of San Francisco transfer Charles Minlend Jr., but on Sunday he announced he will play for Louisville next season.
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