Morehead State transfer Johni Broome commits to Auburn

Jack Pilgrim

Johni Broome / Player submitted photoHe won’t be a Wildcat, but Kentucky will be facing off against Morehead State star transfer Johni Broome in the SEC this season. After narrowing his options to just two schools, Auburn and Florida, the OVC Defensive Player of the Year has decided to play for Bruce Pearl and the Tigers.

Broome also received interest from Kentucky, Duke, Gonzaga, Louisville, Houston, and Memphis, among other programs. At the end of the day, though, Auburn felt like home.

“It felt like the right place for me to be and a place that I can call home,” Broome told On3. “Bruce Pearl and the coaching staff showed me how valuable I could be, how much they cared about me,…