Ryan Broekhoff
Australian basketball player (born 1990)
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.
Early life
Broekhoff was born in Melbourne, Victoria, in the suburb of Frankston. He grew up playing for the Frankston Blues as a junior. He attended The Peninsula School in Melbourne. In 2008 and 2009, he played in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) for the Australian Institute of Sport.
College career
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.
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