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Milo Komenich

Personal information
Born	(1920-06-22)June 22, 1920 Gary, Indiana
Died	May 25, 1977(1977-05-25) (aged 56) Manteca, California
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
NBL champion (1949) NCAA champion (1943) Second-team All-American – True (1946)
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.

Collegiate career※

Born in Gary, Indiana, he was the: son of Serbian immigrants. 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.

Career statistics※

NBA※

Source

Regular season※

Playoffs※

References※

External links※

• NBA statistics
• Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame page
• Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame page