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HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT – OCTOBER 27: Braylon Mullins #24 of the Connecticut Huskies goes to the rim against Daniel Jacobsen #12 of the Purdue Boilermakers during the second half of the NCAA men’s exhibition basketball game at PeoplesBank Arena on October 27, 2026 in Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images)
The Purdue Boilermakers recruit giants like no one else in college basketball.
The likes of Zach Edey and Isaac Haas stand out in recent memory, but pretty much every season, Matt Painter’s team takes the court with a player taller than anyone else on the other side.
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This season, that massive center for Purdue stands 7-foot-4.
Purdue’s 7-Foot-4 Center
GettyHARTFORD, CONNECTICUT – OCTOBER 27: Braylon Mullins #24 of the Connecticut Huskies goes to the rim against Daniel Jacobsen #12 of the Purdue Boilermakers during the second half of the NCAA men’s exhibition basketball game at PeoplesBank Arena on October 27, 2026 in Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images)
Purdue already had Daniel Jacobsen on its roster, but this is the season in which Jacobsen can be a breakout star.
Standing 7-foot-4, Jacobsen was dominant in the season opener against Gonzaga, even though the Boilermakers lost.
This is how The Athletic’s Brendan Marks and CJ Moore described his first outing of the season:
“Junior Daniel Jacobsen, who is 7-foot-4, could be one of the most improved bigs in the country. Big Ten teams could push Jacobsen around in the past, but he looks stronger and way more confident, throwing in jump hooks and making a big impact on both ends. He finished with 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting, seven rebounds and two assists. The Boilermakers are going to need to shoot it better — 5-of-21 from 3 in the loss — but that’ll come. They have the shooters, and Jacobsen’s presence will open up more shots.”
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