 Boney played for Brandywine High School, where he was named all-state three times and holds the boys scoring record in Delaware with over 2,000 points.He played collegiately at Hagerstown Junior College of the NJCAA where he averaged 31.6 points as sophomore, and then for two years at University of Nevada, Las Vegas of the NCAA Division I.He later played eight games with the NBA's Phoenix Suns in February of the 1996–97 NBA season.