Basketball Transfers
Morehead State Transfer Johni Broome to Visit Auburn Next Weekend
Ohio Valley Defensive Player of the Year Johni Broome will be making his official visit to Auburn next weekend, he told The Portal Report. Broome (6-foot-10, 235 pounds) is currently trying to schedule a visit with Kentucky as well.
Johni Broome (@JohniBroome) tells me that he will take an official visit to Auburn this weekend.
He’s currently trying to set one up with Kentucky too.
Averaged 16.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game this season.
2022 OVC DPOY & 2021 OVC FOTY @ Morehead@ThePortalReport
— Nick Lorensen (@nlorensensports) April 10, 2022
Broome has spent his first two seasons at Morehead State under head coach Preston Spradlin. The Plant City, FL, native was selected to the Ohio Valley All-Team in back-to-back seasons. During his sophomore season at MSU, Broome averaged 16.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.9 blocks. Broome shot 56 percent from the field.
Broome recently threw his name into the 2022 NBA draft, but did not hire an agent, leaving him open to return to college depending on the level of interest he receives. Broome has three years of college eligibility remaining.
[…] Excessive-major coaches have been clambering for an opportunity to recruit Broome for greater than a yr, ever since he burst onto the scene with 27 factors and 12 rebounds within the 2021 OVC championship in opposition to Belmont. Broome’s a powerful rim protector who ranked within the prime 10 nationally in block charge this season, and he’s additionally an efficient submit scorer and rebounder. He’ll be a starting-caliber frontcourt piece instantly at a high-major and is set to take visits to Auburn and Kentucky. […]