Milo Komenich
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Personal information | |
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Born | Gary, Indiana | June 22, 1920
Died | May 25, 1977 Manteca, California | (aged 56)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lew Wallace (Gary, Indiana) |
College | Wyoming (1941–1943, 1945–1946) |
Playing career | 1946–1950 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Career history | |
1946–1947 | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
1947–1948 | Anderson Duffey Packers |
1948 | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
1948–1949 | Anderson Duffey Packers |
1949–1950 | Anderson Packers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Milan Melvin "Milo" Komenich (June 22, 1920 – May 25, 1977) was an American professional basketball player. His brother was fellow professional basketball player Bill Komenich.[1]
Collegiate career
Komenich, a 6'7 center, played collegiately at the University of Wyoming after a standout high school career at Lew Wallace High School in Gary, Indiana. He played for the Cowboys from 1941–1943 and for the 1945–46 season. Alongside guard Ken Sailors, Komenich led the Cowboys to the 1943 National Championship.
Komenich was named an All-American in 1943 and 1946. He was elected to the University of Wyoming athletics Hall of Fame in 2006 and is also a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
Professional career
During the 1949–50 season, Milo Komenich played in 64 games for the Anderson Packers, averaging 9.9 points per game. Komenich also played for the Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball League and the Dow Chemical and 20th Century Fox teams of the AAU.
References
- ^ "Bill Komenich". Peach Basket Society. December 7, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- 1920 births
- 1977 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- American people of Serbian descent
- Anderson Packers players
- Basketball players at the 1943 NCAA Final Four
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Centers (basketball)
- Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons players
- Wyoming Cowboys basketball players