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

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, 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

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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

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in February of the

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. Boney won the

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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. He was inducted into the

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in 2019.

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External links

* @ databasebasketball.com
Dexter Boney photo
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