Dexter Lyndell Boney (born April 27, 1970) is an American former

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and professional

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player.

Biography

He was born on April 27, 1970. Boney played for Brandywine High School, where he was named all-state three times and holds the boys scoring record in

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with over 2,000 points. He played collegiately at Hagerstown Junior College of the

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where he averaged 31.6 points as sophomore, and then for two years at

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of the

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Division I. He later played eight games with the NBA's Phoenix Suns in February of the 1996–97 NBA season. Boney won the Continental Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award after ranking fourth in scoring (21.7 points per game) and third in steals (2.1 per game) for the Florida Beachdogs during the CBA's 1996–97 season. He last played with the CBA's Fargo-Moorhead Beez in 2002.

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External links

NBA stats
@ databasebasketball.com
Dexter Boney photo
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