Bruno Boin

Bruno Boin
Personal information
Born c.1937
Seattle, Washington
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Franklin (Seattle, Washington)
College Washington (1955–1957, 1958–1959)
NBA draft 1958 / Round: 8 / Pick: 62nd overall
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Position Center
Career history
1955–1956, 1957–1960 Buchan Bakers (AAU)
Career highlights and awards

Bruno Boin (born c.1937) is an American former basketball player known for his college career at the University of Washington in the 1950s.[1] He was a NCAA All-American in 1957 as well as a first-team all-Pacific Coast Conference choice in 1958.[1]

A native of Seattle, Washington, Boin starred at Franklin High School, guiding his team to a state championship as a junior in 1954 before embarking on his college career.[2] In Boin's three seasons as a Washington Husky he scored 1,336 points, was twice a team captain, and earned numerous all-conference and all-district honors.[1][2] He dropped out of school before the start of the 1957–58 season in order to preserve his NCAA eligibility; the school had been caught violating recruiting regulations the year before and were going to be placed in a one-year postseason ban.[3] During his collegiate career he played for the Amateur Athletic Union's Buchan Bakers and won an AAU national championship with them during the 1955–56 season.[4] He was selected in the NBA Draft in both 1958 (St. Louis Hawks)[5] and 1959 (Detroit Pistons)[6] but never played in the league due to a bad back.[2]

Boin went into the insurance business for 33 years and retired in 1998.[2] As of February 2005 he was splitting his time in retirement between Whidbey Island and Palm Desert, California.[2] He was inducted into the University of Washington's Hall of Fame in 1992 and named to their All-Century Team in 2002.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bruno Boin Profile". Hall of Fame. University of Washington. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Glass, Gregg (February 22, 2005). "Flashback: Life "great" for Franklin state champ Boin". Seattle Times (The Seattle Times Company). Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  3. "Bruno Boin Drops School To Save Hoop Eligibility". Eugene Register-Guard. November 1, 1957. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  4. "Buchan Bakers Players By Year". BuchanBakers.com. 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  5. "1958 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  6. "1959 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
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