Auburn center Johni Broome was honored by the Associated Press this week, earning player of the week honors following his performance against Purdue.

Broome scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Auburn’s win over the Boilermakers just five days after suffering a shoulder injury. Broome left Auburn’s game against Georgia State just over two minutes in after holding his right shoulder.

The injury occurred as Broome went up for a rebound and immediately ran off the court. He didn’t return to the game, but it was later revealed that the injury was a shoulder strain and didn’t require surgery or force him to miss extended time.

Broome’s shoulder didn’t seem to slow him down against Purdue, as he tallied another double-double and was instrumental in Auburn’s dominant performance on Saturday.

“I didn’t feel any pressure at all. It was my decision, and I just really went off my body, how my body felt,” Broome said of his decision to play against Purdue. “Ultimately, I felt like I was ready enough to go — I trained and prepared myself for the game, the game plan. When the game played, I was ready to go, and we had our whole team.”

Broome and Auburn will be in action next on Dec. 30 for a final nonconference game against Monmouth. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

Peter Rauterkus covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on X at @peter_rauterkus or email him at [email protected]m