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Howard Komives
Personal information
Born	May 9, 1941; Toledo, Ohio
Died	March 22, 2009 (aged 67); Toledo, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Woodward (Toledo, Ohio)
College	Bowling Green
NBA draft	1964: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
	Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	1964–1974
Position	Point guard
Number	16, 30, 5, 15
Career history
1964–1968	New York Knicks
1968–1972	Detroit Pistons
1972–1973	Buffalo Braves
1973–1974	Kansas City-Omaha Kings
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Rookie First Team (1965);
Career statistics
Points	7,550 (10.2 ppg)
Rebounds	1,804 (2.4 rpg)
Assists	2,941 (4.0 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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Howard K. "Butch" Komives (pronounced KO-myvz^[1]) (May 9, 1941 – March 22, 2009) was an American professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the New York Knickerbockers, Detroit Pistons, Buffalo Braves and Kansas City-Omaha Kings.

Born in Toledo, Ohio, he graduated from Woodward High School (Toledo) in 1960.

College career

Komives played college basketball at Bowling Green State University (BGSU), where he led the team in scoring in each of his three varsity seasons. As a starting shooting guard, he teamed with Nate Thurmond, the school's all-time leading rebounder, to lead the Falcons to back-to-back Mid-American Conference (MAC) championships and NCAA tournament appearances in 1962 and 1963.

Despite Thurmond's graduation and the team's fall to third place in the conference, Komives led the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in scoring during the 1963–64 season with 36.7 points per game, still BGSU and MAC records.^[2] Even though he no longer is the school's all-time leading scorer (his 1,834 total points is currently third), his 25.8 scoring average is still a Falcons record.

He was inducted into the BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1970. His son Shane was a four-year basketball letterman at the same school from 1993 to 1996.

Professional career

Komives was selected thirteenth overall in the second round by the New York Knicks in the 1964 NBA Draft.^[3] He was named to the All-Rookie Team in 1965, after starting in every regular-season match and averaging 12.2 points per game. After the Knicks acquired Dick Barnett prior to the 1965–66 season, Komives was shifted to point guard, a position with which he struggled, drawing the wrath of Knicks fans. The most productive campaign of his professional career was in 1967, when his averages per contest were 15.7 points and 6.2 assists.^[1]

By the time Red Holzman became the Knicks' coach midway through the 1967–68 season, Komives was involved in a personal feud with Cazzie Russell that negatively affected the rest of the team.^[4] With the emergence of Walt Frazier as the starting point guard, Komives was traded along with Walt Bellamy to the Pistons for Dave DeBusschere on December 19, 1968. This was what Komives is most remembered for, but only because DeBusschere was the last major addition to the Knicks before it won its first NBA Championship in 1970.

In 2007, Komives was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.^[5]

Komives died at University of Toledo Medical Center on March 22, 2009 at age 67. His wife Marcia had found him unconscious and unresponsive in their home three days earlier.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Goldstein, Richard (March 23, 2009), "Howard Komives, Ex-Knick, Dies at 67", The New York Times
^ http://www.hoopsanalyst.com/ncaa.htm.
^ 1964 NBA Draft – Basketball-Reference.com.
^ Kalinsky, George. The New York Knicks: The Official 50th Anniversary Celebration. New York: Macmillan, Inc., 1996.
^ "Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame: The Inductees for 2007". 2007-05-21.
^ Former NBA player 'Butch' Komives dies at 67

External links

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[goldstein-1] Goldstein, Richard (March 23, 2009), "Howard Komives, Ex-Knick, Dies at 67", The New York Times

[2] ttp://www.hoopsanalyst.com/ncaa.htm.

[3] 1964 NBA Draft – Basketball-Reference.com.

[4] Kalinsky, George. The New York Knicks: The Official 50th Anniversary Celebration. New York: Macmillan, Inc., 1996.

[hof-5] "Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame: The Inductees for 2007". 2007-05-21.

[Former_NBA_player-6] Former NBA player 'Butch' Komives dies at 67

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-'''Howard K. "Butch" Komives''' (May 9, 1941 – March 22, 2009) was an [[United States|American]] professional [[basketball]] player who spent ten seasons in the [[National Basketball Association|National Basketball Association (NBA)]] with the [[New York Knicks|New York Knickerbockers]], [[Detroit Pistons]], [[Los Angeles Clippers|Buffalo Braves]] and [[Sacramento Kings|Kansas City-Omaha Kings]].
+'''Howard K. "Butch" Komives''' (pronounced KO-myvz<ref name=goldstein>{{citation |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |title=Howard Komives, Ex-Knick, Dies at 67 | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 23, 2009 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/sports/basketball/24komives.html?_r=1&hpw}}</ref>) (May 9, 1941 – March 22, 2009) was an [[United States|American]] professional [[basketball]] player who spent ten seasons in the [[National Basketball Association|National Basketball Association (NBA)]] with the [[New York Knicks|New York Knickerbockers]], [[Detroit Pistons]], [[Los Angeles Clippers|Buffalo Braves]] and [[Sacramento Kings|Kansas City-Omaha Kings]].
-Born in [[Toledo, Ohio]] on May 9, 1941, he graduated from [[Woodward High School (Toledo, Ohio)|Woodward High School]] in 1960.
+Born in [[Toledo, Ohio]], he graduated from [[Woodward High School (Toledo, Ohio)|Woodward High School (Toledo)]] in 1960.
 ==College career==
 Komives played [[college basketball]] at [[Bowling Green State University|Bowling Green State University (BGSU)]], where he led the team in scoring in each of his three varsity seasons. As a starting [[shooting guard]], he teamed with [[Nate Thurmond]], the school's all-time leading [[rebound (basketball)|rebounder]], to lead the Falcons to back-to-back [[Mid-American Conference|Mid-American Conference (MAC)]] championships and [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]] appearances in 1962 and 1963.
-Despite Thurmond's [[graduation]] and the team's fall to third place in the conference, Komives led the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)]] in scoring during the 1963&ndash;64 season with 36.7 points per game, still BGSU and MAC records.<ref>[http://www.hoopsanalyst.com/ncaa.htm http://www.hoopsanalyst.com/ncaa.htm].</ref> Even though he no longer is the school's all-time leading scorer (his 1,834 total points is currently third), his 25.8 scoring average is still a Falcons record.
+Despite Thurmond's [[graduation]] and the team's fall to third place in the conference, Komives led the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)]] in scoring during the 1963–64 season with 36.7 points per game, still BGSU and MAC records.<ref>[http://www.hoopsanalyst.com/ncaa.htm http://www.hoopsanalyst.com/ncaa.htm].</ref> Even though he no longer is the school's all-time leading scorer (his 1,834 total points is currently third), his 25.8 scoring average is still a Falcons record.
 He was inducted into the BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1970. His son Shane was a four-year basketball [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] at the same school from 1993 to 1996.
 ==Professional career==
-Komives was selected thirteenth overall in the second round by the New York Knicks in the [[1964 NBA Draft]].<ref>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1964.html 1964 NBA Draft &ndash; Basketball-Reference.com.]</ref> He was named to the [[NBA All-Rookie Team|All-Rookie Team]] in [[1964&ndash;65 NBA season|1965]], after starting in every regular-season match and averaging 12.2 points per game. After the Knicks acquired [[Dick Barnett]] prior to the [[1965&ndash;66 NBA season|1965&ndash;66 season]], Komives was shifted to [[point guard]], a position with which he struggled, drawing the wrath of Knicks fans. The most productive campaign of his professional career was in [[1966&ndash;67 NBA season|1967]], when his averages per contest were 15.7 points and 6.2 assists.<ref name=goldstein>{{citation |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |title=Howard Komives, Ex-Knick, Dies at 67 | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 23, 2009 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/sports/basketball/24komives.html?_r=1&hpw}}</ref>
+Komives was selected thirteenth overall in the second round by the New York Knicks in the [[1964 NBA Draft]].<ref>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1964.html 1964 NBA Draft &ndash; Basketball-Reference.com.]</ref> He was named to the [[NBA All-Rookie Team|All-Rookie Team]] in [[1964&ndash;65 NBA season|1965]], after starting in every regular-season match and averaging 12.2 points per game. After the Knicks acquired [[Dick Barnett]] prior to the [[1965&ndash;66 NBA season|1965&ndash;66 season]], Komives was shifted to [[point guard]], a position with which he struggled, drawing the wrath of Knicks fans. The most productive campaign of his professional career was in [[1966–67 NBA season|1967]], when his averages per contest were 15.7 points and 6.2 assists.<ref name=goldstein/>
-By the time [[Red Holzman]] became the Knicks' [[coach (sport)|coach]] midway through the [[1967&ndash;68 NBA season|1967&ndash;68 season]], Komives was involved in a personal feud with [[Cazzie Russell]] that negatively affected the rest of the team.<ref>Kalinsky, George. ''The New York Knicks: The Official 50th Anniversary Celebration''. New York: Macmillan, Inc., 1996.</ref> With the emergence of [[Walt Frazier]] as the starting point guard, Komives was traded along with [[Walt Bellamy]] to the Pistons for [[Dave DeBusschere]] on December 19, 1968. This was what Komives is most remembered for, but only because DeBusschere was the last major addition to the Knicks before it won its first [[1970 NBA Finals|NBA Championship]] in [[1969&ndash;70 NBA season|1970]].
+By the time [[Red Holzman]] became the Knicks' [[coach (sport)|coach]] midway through the [[1967–68 NBA season|1967–68 season]], Komives was involved in a personal feud with [[Cazzie Russell]] that negatively affected the rest of the team.<ref>Kalinsky, George. ''The New York Knicks: The Official 50th Anniversary Celebration''. New York: Macmillan, Inc., 1996.</ref> With the emergence of [[Walt Frazier]] as the starting point guard, Komives was traded along with [[Walt Bellamy]] to the Pistons for [[Dave DeBusschere]] on December 19, 1968. This was what Komives is most remembered for, but only because DeBusschere was the last major addition to the Knicks before it won its first [[1970 NBA Finals|NBA Championship]] in [[1969&ndash;70 NBA season|1970]].
 In 2007, Komives was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.<ref name=hof>{{cite web  | title = Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame: The Inductees for 2007 | url = http://ohiobasketballhalloffame.com/2007/index.html | date = 2007-05-21}}</ref>
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v t e 1964 NBA draft
Territorial pick	George Wilson Walt Hazzard
First round	Jim Barnes Joe Caldwell Gary Bradds Luke Jackson Jeff Mullins Barry Kramer Mel Counts
Second round	Willis Reed Les Hunter Paul Silas Ira Harge Cotton Nash Howard Komives Bud Koper Bill Chmielewski Ron Bonham