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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.

College career

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. 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. 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. 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. As a senior, he averaged 8.3 points and 2.2 assists per game.

Professional career

Broome signed with the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada on October 11, 2019. 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. He averaged 13.9 points and 2.1 rebounds per game, earning league All-Rookie Team honors.

Career statistics

College

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

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. ^ 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.

External links

• Cincinnati Bearcats bio
• Sacred Heart Pioneers bio

• 1994 births
• Living people
• American men's basketball players
• Basketball players from Hartford, Connecticut
• Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball players
• Point guards
• Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball players
• 21st-century American sportsmen