Education
Broekhoff chose Valparaiso in Valparaiso, Indiana.
Broekhoff chose Valparaiso in Valparaiso, Indiana.
He played college basketball at Valparaiso University in the United States, where he was named an All-American in 2012, and has represented Australia in several international competitions. Broekhoff, a 6"7" swingman from Frankston, Victoria, played at the prestigious Australian Institute of Sport, where he caught the attention of Valparaiso University assistant coach, Chris Sparks. After playing a support role in his freshman season (2009-2010), Broekhoff entered the starting line-up as a sophomore, scoring 10.3 points and collecting 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.
As a junior in 2011-2012, 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.
In Broekhoff"s final season at Valparaiso, he averaged a college career high 15.7-point per game while averaging 7.3 rebounds per game and 2.3 assists per game. Although he produced monstrous numbers, he fell short in the Most Valuable Player race to Detroit"s Ray McCallum.
Broekhoff led his team to a 26–7 record and the top seed in the Horizon League tournament.
With less than 10 seconds remaining in the semi-final game against Green Bay-Wisconsin, Valpo was down 2 and Broekhoff drove the ball up the court and threw up a miracle shot. While landing on his back near the scorer"s table, the ball went straight threw the Netto sending Valparaiso to the title game. Valparaiso drew Michigan State for their first game and fell short 65–54.
Broekhoff scored 8.
Broekhoff went undrafted in 2013 National Basketball Association draft. On 5 August 2013, Broekhoff signed a one-year deal with the option of a second with Beşiktaş Integral Forex from Turkey. In the summer of 2014, he took up the option on his contract, re-signing with Beşiktaş.
In July 2015, Broekhoff joined the Denver Nuggets for the 2015 National Basketball Association Summer League.
On August 24, 2015, he parted ways with Beşiktaş. On September 6, 2015, Broekhoff signed a three-year deal with PBC Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League.
He continued his career with the national basketball program in 2012 as he was invited to the trials for the Australia"s 2012 Olympic team Broekhoff was one of the last cuts on the squad, making the final 14 before being released.
In 2013, Broekhoff competed in the 2013 Stanković Cup and World University Games, winning gold and silver respectively.
In August 2013, he was named in the Boomers" 2013 International Basketball Federation Oceania Championship squad to take on New Zealand in a two-game series. Broekhoff was named in the Australian squad for the 2014 International Basketball Federation Basketball World Cup. He impressed coach Andrej Lemanis during several warm up games and subsequently earned a place in the starting lineup during the tournament.
Broekhoff returned to the Boomers starting line-up for the two-game International Basketball Federation Oceania Championship series against New Zealand in August 2015.
Broekhoff was a member of Australia"s entry in both the 2009 International Basketball Federation Under-19 World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand and the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China.