Born in Seattle,[1] Bone attended Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, Washington.

Bone graduated from Seattle Pacific in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and later completed a master's in athletic administration from the same university in 1993.

In twelve years at Seattle Pacific, he compiled a 252–98[3][4] record and made 8 appearances in the NCAA Division II tournament, reaching the semifinals in 2000.

[11] Bone was dismissed from the WSU Basketball program on March 18 of 2014 when Athletic Director, Bill Moos, elected to pay off the remaining two years on his seven-year contract.

[14] Bone was once again hired by Lorenzo Romar, this time as associate head coach at Pepperdine on March 13, 2018.