Ryan Broekhoff (born 23 August 1990) is an Australian professional

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player for the

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of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played

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Valparaiso University Valparaiso University (Valpo) is a private university in Valparaiso, Indiana. It is a Lutheran university with about 3,000 students from over 50 countries on a campus of . Originally named Valparaiso Male and Female College, Valparaiso Universit ...

in the United States, where he was named an All-American in 2012, and has represented Australia in several international competitions.

College career

Broekhoff, a

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from

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, played at the prestigious

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, where he caught the attention of

assistant coach Chris Sparks. As a result, Broekhoff chose Valparaiso in

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. After playing a support role in his freshman season ( 2009–10), Broekhoff entered the starting line-up as a sophomore, averaging 10.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. He led the

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percentage at 44.8% and placed sixth in the conference in

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s with 1.1 per contest. As a junior in 2011–12, Broekhoff became one of the top players in the

. He averaged 14.8 points, 8.6 rebounds (first in the Horizon League) and 2.3 assists per game and led the Crusaders to the conference regular-season title and a

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bid. At the end of the season, he was named Horizon League Player of the Year and an honourable mention All-American by the

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. In Broekhoff's final season at Valparaiso, he averaged a college-career high 15.7 points per game, while also averaging 7.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 32.2 minutes per game. Although he produced high numbers, he fell short in the conference MVP race to Detroit's

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Broekhoff led his team to a 26–7 record and the top seed in the Horizon League tournament. With less than 10 seconds remaining in the semi-final game against Green Bay-Wisconsin, Valparaiso was down 2 and Broekhoff drove the ball up the court and threw up a miracle shot. While landing on his back near the scorer's table, the ball went straight through the net sending Valparaiso to the title game. The Crusaders won the title game against Wright State and clinched an NCAA Tournament berth. Valparaiso drew Michigan State for their first game and fell short 65–54. Broekhoff scored 8.

Professional career

Beşiktaş (2013–2015)

Broekhoff went undrafted in 2013 NBA draft. On 5 August 2013, Broekhoff signed a one-year deal with the option of a second with Beşiktaş Integral Forex from Turkey. In the summer of 2014, he took up the option on his contract, re-signing with Beşiktaş. In July 2015, Broekhoff joined the

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for the

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. On 24 August 2015, he parted ways with Beşiktaş.

Lokomotiv Kuban (2015–2018)

On 6 September 2015, Broekhoff signed a three-year deal with

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of the

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Dallas Mavericks (2018–2020)

On 6 August 2018, Broekhoff signed a two-year contract with the

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. He made his NBA debut on 17 October 2018, recording 3 points in four minutes, in a 100–121 loss against the Phoenix Suns. He was waived on 11 February 2020 in order to sign

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who was waived by his draft team the

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on 8 February.

Philadelphia 76ers (2020)

On 27 June 2020, the

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signed Broekhoff for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. He did not play any games for the 76ers and was waived during training camp the next season.

South East Melbourne Phoenix (2021–present)

On 15 February 2021, the

signed Broekhoff for the remainder of the

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. He averaged 7.5 points, 0.6 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game. On 28 June 2021, Broekhoff signed a two-year contract to stay with the Phoenix. He sustained a shoulder injury in March 2022 that ruled him out for four weeks.

International career

Broekhoff was a member of Australia's entry in both the

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and the

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, China. He continued his career with the national basketball program in 2012 as he was invited to the trials for the Australia's 2012 London Olympic team. Broekhoff was one of the last cuts on the squad, making the final 14 before being released. In 2013, Broekhoff competed in the 2013 Stanković Cup and World University Games, winning gold and silver, respectively. In August 2013, he was named in the Boomers' 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship squad to take on New Zealand in a two-game series. Broekhoff was named in the Australian squad for the

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. He impressed coach Andrej Lemanis during several warm-up games and subsequently earned a place in the starting lineup during the tournament. Broekhoff returned to the Boomers' starting line-up for the two-game

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series against New Zealand in August 2015. Broekhoff was part of the Australian men's squad at the

2016 Rio Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

. He opted out of the

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due to mental health issues.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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References

External links

Valparaiso Crusaders profile

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