Cane Broome (born November 29, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada. He played college basketball for the Sacred Heart Pioneers and the Cincinnati Bearcats.

Cane Broome
No. 15 – St. John's Edge
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBL Canada
Personal information
Born (1994-11-29) November 29, 1994 (age 29)
Hartford, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Thomas More
(Oakdale, Connecticut)
College
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–presentSt. John's Edge
Career highlights and awards

College career

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He was named Northeast Conference Player of the Week three times as a sophomore. On February 20, 2016, he became the only player since the 2010–11 season score at least 39 points, post six rebounds and six assists without turning the ball over. Broome was named Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in his sophomore season at Sacred Heart, just the second sophomore to do so.[1] On the season, he averaged 23.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Broome announced in April 2016 that he would transfer to Cincinnati and sit out a season.[2] It was an adjustment, as Broome was used to being the star player and became a role player. As a junior, he scored in double figures seven times and considers his 16-point, five-assist performance in a loss to Xavier on December 2 his best game.[3] Broome averaged 7.9 points per game as a junior on a 31–5 Cincinnati team that earned a 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament.[4] As a senior, he averaged 8.3 points and 2.2 assists per game.[5]

Professional career

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Broome signed with the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada on October 11, 2019.[5] On February 18, 2020, Broome was named National Basketball League of Canada player of the week after averaging 22.5 points per game in two victories.[6] He averaged 13.9 points and 2.1 rebounds per game, earning league All-Rookie Team honors.[7]

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  Bold  Career high

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Sacred Heart 32 30 31.6 .445 .338 .752 3.8 2.4 1.1 .2 14.5
2015–16 Sacred Heart 30 30 37.5 .445 .311 .768 4.9 2.9 1.7 .0 23.1
2016–17 Cincinnati   Redshirt
2017–18 Cincinnati 34 3 20.5 .463 .390 .708 1.5 2.8 .9 .1 7.9
2018–19 Cincinnati 35 4 21.2 .396 .287 .750 1.7 2.2 .6 .0 8.3
Career 131 67 27.3 .439 .326 .753 2.9 2.6 1.1 .1 13.1

References

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  1. ^ "Sacred Heart's Cane Broome Named NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year" (Press release). Northeast Conference. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Sacred Heart's Cane Broome to transfer to Cincinnati". Sports Illustrated. April 11, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  3. ^ Amore, Dom (February 3, 2018). "For East Hartford's Cane Broome, Cincinnati's The Place To Be, But He's Coming Home". Hartford Courant. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Groeschen, Tom (April 12, 2018). "University of Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team to play in Emerald Coast Classic". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Huffmon, Matt (October 11, 2019). "UC men's basketball: Broome signs first professional contract". The News Record. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  6. ^ "Cane Broome, Marvell Waithe Named Players of the Week". National Basketball League of Canada. February 18, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "NBLC Announces 2019-20 All Team Selections". National Basketball League of Canada. June 27, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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