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Ryan Broekhoff

Ryan Broekhoff (born 23 August 1990) is an Australian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Valparaiso Crusaders, where he was named an All-American in 2012. He represented the Australian Boomers on multiple occasions.

Ryan Broekhoff
Broekhoff with Beşiktaş in 2014
Personal information
Born (1990-08-23) 23 August 1990 (age 34)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Listed height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
High schoolThe Peninsula School
(Melbourne, Victoria)
CollegeValparaiso (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2008–2023
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
2008–2009Australian Institute of Sport
2013–2015Beşiktaş
2015–2018Lokomotiv Kuban
2018–2020Dallas Mavericks
2021–2023South East Melbourne Phoenix
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Australia
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Team

Early life

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Broekhoff grew up playing for the Frankston Blues in Melbourne, Victoria, as a junior.[1] He attended The Peninsula School in Melbourne.[2] In 2008 and 2009, he played in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) for the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).[3]

College career

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Broekhoff played four years of college basketball for the Valparaiso Crusaders between 2009 and 2013. After playing a support role as a freshman in 2009–10, Broekhoff entered the starting line-up as a sophomore, averaging 10.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. He led the Horizon League in three-point field goal percentage at 44.8% and placed sixth in the conference in blocked shots with 1.1 per contest.[2]

As a junior in 2011–12, Broekhoff became one of the top players in the Horizon League. 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 National Invitation Tournament bid. At the end of the season, he was named Horizon League Player of the Year[4] and an honourable mention All-American by the Associated Press.[5]

As a senior in 2012–13, Broekhoff averaged 15.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 32.2 minutes per game. He led his team to a 26–7 record and the top seed in the Horizon League tournament. In the semi-final game against Green Bay-Wisconsin, he hit the game-winning shot to send Valparaiso to the title game. The Crusaders won the title game against Wright State and clinched an NCAA Tournament berth, where they lost in the first game.[2]

Professional career

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Turkey and Russia (2013–2018)

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Between 2013 and 2015, Broekhoff played for Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL).[6][7][8]

Broekhoff played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2015 NBA Summer League.[9]

Between 2015 and 2018, Broekhoff played for PBC Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League.[10] In 16 VTB United League games in 2017–18, he averaged 8.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. In 16 EuroCup games, he averaged 12.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists en route to earning All-EuroCup First Team honours.[11]

Dallas Mavericks (2018–2020)

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On 6 August 2018, Broekhoff signed with the Dallas Mavericks.[11] He played in 42 games during the 2018–19 NBA season.[12] On 23 March 2019, he scored a season-high 17 points against the Golden State Warriors.[12] He returned to the Mavericks for the 2019–20 NBA season, but was waived on 11 February 2020.[13] He played in 17 games in his second season.[14]

Broekhoff initially signed with the Philadelphia 76ers in June 2020 for the NBA's 2019–20 season restart,[15] but ultimately did not join the team in the Orlando bubble.[16] He re-joined the 76ers in November 2020[17] but was released after training camp in mid December prior to the start of the 2020–21 NBA season.[18][19]

South East Melbourne Phoenix (2021–2023)

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On 15 February 2021, Broekhoff signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix for the remainder of the 2020–21 NBL season.[20] He averaged 7.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.[21]

On 28 June 2021, Broekhoff re-signed with the Phoenix on a two-year contract.[22] He sustained a shoulder injury in March 2022 that ruled him out for four weeks.[23]

A hip complaint kept Broekhoff out for an extended period early in the 2022–23 NBL season, and in January 2023, he suffered a groin injury that ruled him out for the rest of the regular season.[24][25][26][27]

On 12 July 2023, Broekhoff announced his retirement from basketball.[28]

National team career

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Broekhoff was a member of Australia's entry in both the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand, and the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, 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.[29]

In 2013, Broekhoff competed in the 2013 Stanković Cup and World University Games, winning gold and silver, respectively.[30] In August 2013, he was named in the Boomers' 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship squad to take on New Zealand in a two-game series.[31]

Broekhoff was named in the Australian squad for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[32] He impressed coach Andrej Lemanis during several warm-up games[33] and subsequently earned a place in the starting lineup during the tournament.[34] Broekhoff returned to the Boomers' starting line-up for the two-game FIBA Oceania Championship series against New Zealand in August 2015.[35][36]

Broekhoff was part of the Australian men's squad at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He opted out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to mental health issues.[37]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Dallas 42 0 10.8 .452 .409 .789 1.5 .5 .1 .1 4.0
2019–20 Dallas 17 1 10.6 .373 .392 .875 2.5 .6 .3 .2 4.2
Career 59 1 10.7 .427 .403 .815 1.8 .6 .2 .1 4.0

EuroLeague

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* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Lokomotiv Kuban 31* 31* 25.3 .489 .472 .868 3.4 1.6 1.0 .1 8.5 9.6
Career 31 31 25.3 .489 .472 .868 3.4 1.6 1.0 .1 8.5 9.6

Personal life

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Broekhoff had his first child in July 2023.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Family First for Broekhoff". semphoenix.com.au. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "#45 – Ryan Broekhoff". ValpoAthletics.com. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Player statistics for Ryan Broekhoff". SEABL. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Broekhoff Named HL Player of the Year; Drew Coach of the Year". Valparaiso University. 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Broekhoff Named AP Honorable Mention All-American". Valparaiso University. 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  6. ^ Ryan Broekhoff inks with Besiktas
  7. ^ BESIKTAS lands Aussie rookie Broekhoff
  8. ^ Besiktas officially parted ways with Ryan Broekhoff
  9. ^ Local Roundup: Ryan Broekhoff to play for Denver Nuggets in NBA Summer League
  10. ^ "Lokomotiv Kuban signs Ryan Broekhoff to a three-year deal". sportando.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Mavericks sign Ryan Broekhoff". Mavs.com. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Ryan Broekhoff 2018-19 Game Log". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Mavs ink Michael Kidd-Gilchrist; he'll wear No. 9 for Dallas". mavs.com. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Ryan Broekhoff 2019-20 Game Log". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Team Signs Broekhoff". NBA.com. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  16. ^ "76ers' Ryan Broekhoff: Won't join Sixers in bubble". cbssports.com. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  17. ^ "76ers' Ryan Broekhoff: Rejoins Sixers". cbssports.com. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Ryan Broekhoff: Let go by Sixers". cbssports.com. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Ryan Broekhoff: Finds opportunity Down Under". CBSSports.com. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Ryan Broekhoff Signs with South East Melbourne". NBL.com.au. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Ryan Broekhoff". NBL. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Broekhoff Back with the Phoenix". NBL. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Deep Heat Injury Update – Ryan Broekhoff". semphoenix.com.au. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Season Could Be Over for Broekhoff". NBL.com.au. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  25. ^ "Hooley "Concerned" For Phoenix Following Broekhoff Injury". NBL.com.au. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  26. ^ "Broekhoff Out 2-3 Weeks". NBL.com.au. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  27. ^ Woods, Dan (8 February 2023). "Broekhoff Fighting Fit for Play-In Qualifier". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  28. ^ "Broekhoff Calls Time On Illustrious Career". NBL.com.au. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  29. ^ "BOOMERS ARRIVE IN MELBOURNE FOR CAMP". Basketball.net.au. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  30. ^ "Emerging Boomers win Silver". UniSport.com.au. 12 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  31. ^ "MILLS, INGLES HEADLINE BOOMERS TEAM FOR FIBA OCEANIA". Basketball.net.au. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  32. ^ "AUSTRALIAN BOOMERS TEAM NAMED FOR FIBA WORLD CUP". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  33. ^ "Australian Boomers win World Cup warm-up against Ukraine in Nice". Herald Sun. Australian Associated Press. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  34. ^ "DANTE EXUM TIPPED TO SHINE". sportal.com.au. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  35. ^ "Australia vs New Zealand". FIBALiveStats.com. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  36. ^ "New Zealand vs Australia". FIBALiveStats.com. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  37. ^ De Silva, Chris (25 June 2021). "Ryan Broekhoff pulls out of Australian Olympic basketball squad due to mental health struggles". Nine. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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