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Franklin (Seattle, Washington). Franklin High School.
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Bruno Boin
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He was a National Collegiate Athletic Association All-American in 1957 as well as a first-team all-Pacific Coast Conference choice in 1958. 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. 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.
He dropped out of school before the start of the 1957-1958 season in order to preserve his National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility.
The school had been caught violating recruiting regulations the year before and were going to be placed in a one-year postseason ban. He was selected in the National Basketball Association Draft in both 1958 (Street Louis Hawks) and 1959 (Detroit Pistons) but never played in the league due to a bad back.
Boin went into the insurance business for 33 years and retired in 1998. As of February 2005 he was splitting his time in retirement between Whidbey Island and Palm Desert, California.
He was inducted into the University of Washington"s Hall of Fame in 1992 and named to their All-Century Team in 2002.
