Academy of Art University Athletics

DJ Broome was named Academy of Art University men's basketball associate head coach in June 2021 after beginning as an assistant coach in June 2019.

During his second season leading the Urban Knights, Broome helped ART U through the COVID-19 shortened 2020-21 season, collecting a total of three wins along the way. The first win of the season came in the second game on Jan. 23, as the Knights pulled off a 26-point comeback to defeat Dominican on their own home court by a final of 72-67. Twice during the year would an Urban Knight be named the PacWest NorCal Player of the Week (Jalen Lovett–Jan. 25; Josh Hill–Feb. 15), and by the campaign's end, both Hill and Stefan Milivojevic would be selected to the 2020-21 All-PacWest Northern California Team. Milivojevic averaged a team-high 16.4 points per game, seventh most in the PacWest, and made at least one 3-pointer in every game this season. A dominating force in the paint, Hill averaged a double-double this season with 14.6 points and 12.6 rebounds per game over ART U's 13 contests, ending the year with nine double-doubles to tie for seventh in the nation in that category. Additionally, men's basketball would have four 2020-21 Academic All-PacWest selections. 

In his first year with ART U, Broome helped head coach Scott Waterman guide the Urban Knights to the program's second consecutive PacWest Tournament appearance, tie the program's record for wins in a single season (12), and set numerous team and individual records along the way. New program marks were set in multiple categories as a team, including single-season points (2105), rebounds (1115), field goals made (781), 3-point field goals (210), and assists (434) while Stefan Milivojevic was named All-PacWest First Team upon setting the five ART U records (most notably career points scored at 890) and Josh Hill garnered All-PacWest Third Team honors. The postseason also brought five Academic All-PacWest recipients as well as three NABC Honors Court selections.

Broome comes to ART U from Sonoma State where he served as an assistant men's basketball coach for the past two years. His duties at Sonoma State included day-to-day basketball operations, travel coordination, and recruitment while also monitoring academic progress of student-athletes and providing scouting reports as part of gameday management.

Prior to his time in the North Bay, Broome was an assistant men's basketball coach at his alma mater, Humboldt State. Broome had two stints for the Lumberjacks, his first immediately after his playing career then again from 2016-2017. In between, he served as an assistant men's basketball coach at Cal State Monterey Bay during the 2015-2016 season when the Otters made their first CCAA Championship Tournament in seven years.

Playing for Humboldt State all four years of college, Broome was a part of three straight CCAA Conference Championship teams and four consecutive NCAA West Region appearances. He was named team captain in his senior year while also serving as the men's basketball Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative and leading the team in steals (57) and assists (98). By the end of his career as a Lumberjack, the Oakland native had amassed 208 assists and 132 steals. In 2013, Broome graduated from Humboldt State with a bachelor's degree in Journalism and a minor in Criminal Justice.