Cane Broome

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
Position	Point guard
League	NBL Canada
Personal information
Born	(1994-11-29) November 29, 1994 (age 30) Hartford, Connecticut
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Connecticut)
College	Sacred Heart (2014–2016) Cincinnati (2017–2019)
NBA draft	2019: undrafted
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–present	St. John's Edge
Career highlights
AP Honorable Mention All-American (2016) NEC Player of the Year (2016) First-team All-NEC (2016)

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.^[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

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

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

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