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Johni Broome Season 2024-25

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Johni Broome Season 2024-25

PositionF/C
Weight240 lbs
Height6-10
ClassSenior
HometownPlant City, Fla.
Previous SchoolMorehead State

CAREER HONORS
• Ranks 35th all-time in career scoring (1,043)
• Ranks sixth all-time in career blocked shots (156)
• Associated Press All-America Third Team
• NABC Division I All-America Third Team
• USBWA All-America Third Team
• The Sporting News All-America Third Team
• NABC All-District 20 First Team
• 2024 SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player
• 2024 SEC All-Tournament Team
• 2024 All-SEC First Team
• 2024 SEC All-Defensive Team
• USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Feb. 5, 2024)
• SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 5, 2024)
• 2023 Legends Classic MVP and All-Tournament Team
• 2023-24 Preseason All-SEC First Team (Coaches and Media)
• 2023-24 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2022-23 All-SEC Second Team
• 2022-23 USBWA All-District IV Team
• 2022 Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team (Riviera Division)
• 2022-23 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2023 NABC Honors Court
• Two-Time CollegeInsider.com Lou Henson All-America Team (2020-21 and 2021-22)
• Two-Time NABC All-District 18 First Team (2020-21 and 2021-22)
• 2021-22 CollegeInsider.com Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American Team
• 2021-22 Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year
• 2020-21 OVC Freshman of the Year
• Two-Time All-OVC First Team (2020-21 and 2021-22)
• Two-Time OVC All-Tournament Team (2020-21 and 2021-22)
• 2020-21 OVC Tournament MVP
• 2020-21 OVC All-Newcomer Team
• Two-Time OVC Player of the Week
• Nine-Time OVC Freshman of the Week
• Morehead State’s single-season record holder for blocks (131)

JUNIOR (2023-24)
Became the 14th player in the 118-year history of Auburn Basketball to be named an All-American (consensus third team by The Associated Press, NABC, USBWA and The Sporting News) … Only player to rank in the Top 10 among SEC leaders in scoring (8th, 16.5 ppg) and rebounding (2nd, 8.5 rpg) … Also boasted the second-best field-goal percentage (.548) and second-most blocks (2.2 bpg) in the SEC … Led the league in defensive rebounds (6.09 avg.) … Became the 40th player in program history to gain entrance into the 1,000-Career Point Club … Registered double digits in all but two games with nine contests with 20 or more points … Crowned Most Valuable Player of the 2023 Legends Classic and joined teammate Jaylin Williams on the All-Tournament Team with wins over Notre Dame and St. Bonaventure (11/17/23) …. Turned in 14 double-double performances including a season-high 30 points and 13 rebounds against Virginia Tech in the ACC/SEC Challenge (11/29/23) … His second career 30-point game … Named SEC and USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week after averaging 15.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4.0 blocks in league wins over Vanderbilt and Ole Miss (2/5/24) … Second Auburn player to earn national weekly honors next to All-American and NBA First Round draft pick Walker Kessler in 2022 … Made a career-best four 3-pointers versus No. 11-ranked South Carolina (2/14/24) … Recorded 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Tigers to a SEC Tournament title over Florida in the championship game (3/5/24) … Fourth player in program history to garner SEC Tournament MVP honors next to Charles Barkley, Chuck Person and Bryce Brown … Postseason accolades also included selection to the All-SEC First Team, SEC All-Defensive Team and NABC All-District First Team … Ended the season on a 26-game double-digit scoring streak including 24 points and 13 rebounds versus Yale in the NCAA First Round (3/22/24) … SEC Academic Honor Roll student.

SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
Honored on the All-SEC Second Team and USBWA All-District IV Team … Earned a spot on the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award Watch List … Played and started in 33 games of the season … Ranked No. 10 in the nation in blocked shots per game (2.4) … Led the Tigers in scoring (13th, 14.2 ppg), rebounding (3rd, 8.4 rpg) and blocked shots (2nd, 2.4 bpg) … One of nine players in the SEC to rank in the Top 15 in both the scoring and rebounding columns … Also ranked fourth best in the league in field-goal percentage (.527), third in offensive rebounds (2.9) and sixth in defensive rebounds (5.5) … Recorded his 1,000th-career point versus Winthrop (11/15/22) … Named to the Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team (11/23/22) … His 10 double-doubles were third most in the SEC … Became the first Auburn player since 2016 to turn in four-straight double-doubles … Scored in double figures in 28-of-33 games including four 20-point outings … Tallied a season-high 27 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the field at South Carolina (1/21/23) … Made a career-high tying 18 rebounds including seven off the offensive glass versus Georgia (2/1/23) … Tied former Tiger Kyle Davis with the fourth-most blocked shots in a single season (78) in the school record books … Invited to the NBA G League Elite Camp and NBA Draft Combine … Named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.

MOREHEAD STATE (2021-22)
Named Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year becoming only the second player in program history to earn that award … All-OVC First Team and NABC All-District 18 First Team selection ... Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year finalist .... Named to the Lou Henson All-American Team and was a finalist for Lou Henson Mid-Major National Player of the Year ... Honored on the OVC All-Tournament Team … Set the school’s single-season blocked shot record with 131 ... Played in all 34 games of season averaging 28.3 minutes per game ...  One of seven players in program history to have more than 500 points and 300 rebounds in one season ... Led the OVC with 358 rebounds and ranked in the Top 5 nationally in rebounds ... Finished with a .555 field-goal shooting percentage ... Led the OVC in blocked shots averaging 3.9 per game, which ranked No. 3 nationally ... Led the team in scoring (16.0) and rebounding (10.5) ... Finished in the Top 5 nationally with 23 double-doubles – the second most in program history behind the school record of 28 ... Knocked down a career-high 32 points versus Murray State in the OVC Championship Game (3/5/22) ... Set a career high of 18 rebounds versus Belmont (1/20/22) ... Turned in a near triple-double performance with 19 points, 12 blocks and nine rebounds at UT Martin (2/16/22).
 
FRESHMAN (2020-21)
Honored as OVC Freshman of the Year, All-OVC First Team, OVC All-Newcomer Team, OVC All-Tournament Team and OVC Tournament MVP ... Nine-Time OVC Freshman of the Week selection ... Named Lou Henson & Lute Olson National Player of the Week by CollegeInsider.com ... Selected to the Kyle Macy National Freshman All-America Team and was a Mid-Major National Player of the Year finalist ... Lou Henson All-America Team and NABC All-District 18 First Team honoree ... Broke the school’s freshman rebounding record (271) and blocked shots record (56) ... Played in 30 games with 27 starts ... Averaged 25.8 minutes per game ... Shot .571 from the field ranking third overall in the OVC ... Averaged 9.0 rebounds per game ranking second overall in the OVC, while leading the team in scoring (13.8 ppg) ... Led OVC in blocked shots in league games with 38 (2.0 bpg) ... Recorded his first career double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds against Arkansas State (11/29/20) ... Finished the season with 13 double-doubles which was tied for 11th among NCAA Division I leaders in the category ... Scored a career-high 27 points versus Belmont in the OVC Championship Game (3/6/21) ... Grabbed a then- career-high 13 rebounds in five different contests ... Registered 10 points and nine rebounds against West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament First Round (3/19/21).

HIGH SCHOOL
Played his first two seasons at Plant City (Fla.) High School, before transferring to Tampa Catholic High School ... Named the 2019-20 Hillsborough County (Fla.) Player of the Year ... Florida Association of Basketball Coaches 4A All-State First Team selection ... Averaged a double-double with 19.6 points and 10.9 rebounds per game during his senior season ... Also blocked 2.2 shots per game ... Led Tampa Catholic to the 5A state semifinals twice … Averaged 15.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game as a junior.

PERSONAL
Son of John and Julie Broome … Born on July 19, 2002 … First name, Johni, pronounced JUH-Nye (like Dye) … Has one older brother, John Broome Jr., who played football at FIU, and one older sister, Jade’a … Enjoys hanging out with friends, going to the beach and playing video games … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts.

CAREER SUPERLATIVES
Points: 32 vs. Murray State (3/5/22)
Field Goals Made: 13 vs. Murray State (3/5/22)
Field Goals Attempted: 21 at Xavier (12/15/21)
3-Point Field Goals Made: 4 vs. South Carolina (2/14/24)
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 5 (four times)
Free Throws Made: 9 (three times)
Free Throws Attempted: 16 vs. Houston (3/18/23)
Rebounds: 18 vs. Georgia (2/1/23), vs. Belmont (1/20/22)
Assists: 7 at Ole Miss (2/3/24)
Blocks: 12 vs. UT Martin (2/16/22)
Steals: 4 vs. Colgate (12/2/22)
Minutes Played: 37 at Murray State (1/29/22)
Double-Figure Games: 116
30-Point Games: 2
20-Point Games: 31
10-Rebound Games: 60
Double-Doubles: 60
Dunks: 96