Austin James Brodeur (born October 4, 1996) is an American former

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player. He played

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for the

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and professionally in Germany, Iceland, and Belgium.

Early life

Brodeur grew up in

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and originally attended

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for two years before transferring to

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and played basketball and volleyball at both schools. As a sophomore at Algonquin, he averaged 17.5 points, 15.5 rebounds and 7 blocks and was named to the ''

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'' Regional Super Team. He

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as a sophomore after transferring to Northfield-Mount Hermon. As a senior, Brodeur averaged 15.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game and was named first team All-State by ''

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'' as he helped lead the Hoggers to the

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Class AAA title.

College career

Brodeur became a starter for the Quakers as a true freshman and was named second team All-

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after leading the team with 13.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he averaged 13.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game and was named first team All-Ivy and second team All- Big 5. Brodeur helped Penn reach the NCAA Tournament. Brodeur was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2018 Ivy League men's basketball tournament after scoring 25 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in a semifinal win against Yale and scoring 16 points with 10 rebounds in the conference championship game against Harvard. He was again named first team All-Ivy and first team All- Big 5 as a junior after averaging 17.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Brodeur became Penn's All-time leading scorer, passing

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, and career leader in blocked shots on March 7, 2020 in a 85–60 win over Columbia while also recording the first triple double in school history in a 21-point, 10 rebound, 10 assist performance. Brodeur averaged 17.3 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game as a senior and was named first team All-Ivy for as third straight season and the Ivy League Co-Player of the year alongside Paul Atkinson as well as first team All-District 13 by the

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. He was also named to the First Team All- Big 5. Brodeur criticized the Ivy League for cancelling its men's basketball tournament due to the

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, saying "it doesn't feel right."

Professional career

On July 23, 2020, Brodeur signed with

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of the German

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(BBL). However, he was released on September 11 as he did not pass the physical. On October 14, 2020, he has signed a two-month contract, with the option to extend until the end of the season, with Mitteldeutscher of the

. In January 2021, Brodeur signed with

Stjarnan Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan (, ), commonly known as Stjarnan (), is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær. Basketball Men's basketball As of the 2017–2 ...

of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. During the regular season, he averaged 13.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. He helped Stjarnan to the semi-finals in the playoffs where it was eventually knocked out by

Þór Þorlákshöfn Ungmennafélagið Þór, commonly known as Þór Þorlákshöfn, is a multi-sport club in Þorlákshöfn, Iceland. It has active departments in athletics, badminton, basketball, motorcycle sports and track & field but has also featured various othe ...

. In 10 playoff games, he averaged 11.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. In May 2021, Brodeur signed with Belgian club

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for the 2021–22

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season.

Career statistics

College

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, 33 , , 33 , , 31.0 , , .538 , , .286 , , .611 , , 7.2 , , 2.5 , , .9 , , 1.2 , , 13.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

, 31 , , 31 , , 32.5 , , .528 , , .340 , , .576 , , 8.3 , , 3.6 , , 1.0 , , 1.3 , , 17.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;",

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brodeur, A. J. 1996 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Iceland American men's basketball players Basketball players from Massachusetts Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen players Mitteldeutscher BC players Northfield Mount Hermon School alumni Penn Quakers men's basketball players People from Northborough, Massachusetts Power forwards Stjarnan men's basketball players Sportspeople from Worcester County, Massachusetts Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players 21st-century American sportsmen