After playing a support role as a freshman in 2009–10, Broekhoff entered the starting line-up as a sophomore, averaging 10.3 points and 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.

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.

At the end of the season, he was named Horizon League Player of the Year[4] and an honourable mention All-American by the Associated Press.

In 16 EuroCup games, he averaged 12.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists en route to earning All-EuroCup First Team honours.

[14] Broekhoff initially signed with the Philadelphia 76ers in June 2020 for the NBA's 2019–20 season restart,[15] but ultimately did not join the team in the Orlando bubble.

[28] Broekhoff was a member of Australia's entry in both the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand, and the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China.

[32] He impressed coach Andrej Lemanis during several warm-up games[33] and subsequently earned a place in the starting lineup during the tournament.

[34] Broekhoff returned to the Boomers' starting line-up for the two-game FIBA Oceania Championship series against New Zealand in August 2015.