Background
Boagni was born in Los Angeles, California.
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Kerry Boagni
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He attended Serra High School in Gardena, California, where he played basketball.
Career
A native of California, he played college basketball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans before being drafted by the Utah Jazz in the 1986 National Basketball Association draft. He then began a very successful career in New Zealand, playing the majority of his years for the Wellington Saints. A star forward, Boagni averaged 24 points and 17 rebounds per game and shot 61% from the floor.
He was named to the 1982 Sporting News" Top 10 prep list, the United States of America Men"s United States. Olympic Festival Roster, and made more than a half dozen All-America teams.
Boagni played in the 1982 McDonald"s High School All American game, along with future National Basketball Association stars Dell Curry and Kenny Walker. A highly regarded recruit, Boagni selected the University of Kansas to pursue his basketball career.
In his freshman year, he was the team"s Number. 2 scorer (14 points per game), scored in double figures 23 times, and was named to the Big Eight Conference all-freshman team
After playing 10 games for Kansas in his sophomore year, Boagni transferred to California State University, Fullerton and excelled.
The Utah Jazz subsequently picked Boagni with the 105th overall draft pick in the 1986 National Basketball Association draft. Boagni landed in New Zealand in 1988 where he began a successful NBL career with the Wellington Saints. Boagni played five seasons for the Saints, departing the club for the Hawke"s Bay Hawks in 1993.
Between 1993 and 1998, Boagni played for the Hawks, had a second stint with the Saints, and had one season with the North Harbour Kings.
In 267 career NBL games, Boagni recorded 6,929 points (ranked second all-time) and 1,870 rebounds (ranked ninth all-time). Boagni"s ex-partner, Jane McMeeken, was a former captain of the New Zealand women"s national basketball team
