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

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.\n', '

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. 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.\n', '

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