Charles "Butch" Wade (June 6, 1945 – September 16, 2018)[1] was an American collegiate basketball player. He was a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, [2] and the Indiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]
Born in Columbus, Indiana, Butch Wade attended Columbus High School (which was renamed Columbus North High School in 1973). He led the Bulldogs to an undefeated regular season in 1963; they finished the year at 25-1, including an IHSAA Sectional and Regional titles to reach the 3rd round (Sweet 16) of the State Tourney. They lost to the eventual State Champion Muncie Bearcats, 70-79 in the first round of the Semi-State (Sweet 16). He was selected for the All-State Team.
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After high school, Wade attended Indiana State University. He played basketball under head coach Duane Klueh; leading the team in scoring and rebounding his entire career; he finished his career as the #1 career scorer and the #1 rebounder. He held the career marks for Field Goals (FGs) and Free Throws (FTs), he also held the highest single game scoring mark (43 points).[4] He helped lead the Sycamores to two consecutive Indiana Collegiate Conference Championships and two NCAA College Division (now Division II) Tournaments. He was part of the "Columbus Connection," as he and two fellow Columbus teammates—Jerry Newsom and Steve Hollenbeck) all played at Indiana State. These three players led the Sycamores to a record of 46-11 during their two seasons of varsity play. In his senior year, he led the Sycamores in scoring with 27.3 points a game while being named a Consensus All-American, and[5] received his third straight First Team All-ICC selection. He was named the MVP of the Steel Bowl Tournament in December 1966, the Sycamores were the Finalists, dropping a hard-fought contest to Columbia.[6] He was a 2nd team All-American following his sophomore season.
Butch Wade was selected as the 72nd overall pick in the 1967 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.[7] He was also drafted by the Oakland Oaks of the ABA in the 1967 draft. He did not appear in a game but went on to a successful twenty year career in education in his hometown. He was a health and physical education teacher for Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. from 1985-2005. He spent 10 years as a boys varsity assistant coach at Columbus North, two years as girls varsity coach at Columbus North and 16 years as a coach at Central Middle School.[8]
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^Amey, Andy (September 17, 2018). "ISU star Butch Wade passes away". Terre Haute Tribune-Star.
^SpinWeb. "2016 Men's Inductees Announced - Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame". www.hoopshall.com.
^. ISU Athletics. 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
^"Historical Indiana State Men's Basketball Statistics". Indiana State University.
^"Columbia Daily Spectator 12 December 1966 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu.
^"1967 NBA Draft - Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com.
^Schultz, Ted. "Former North basketball great remembered as icon".
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butch, wade, charles, butch, wade, june, 1945, september, 2018, american, collegiate, basketball, player, member, indiana, basketball, hall, fame, indiana, state, university, athletic, hall, fame, personal, informationborn, 1945, june, 1945columbus, indianadie. Charles Butch Wade June 6 1945 September 16 2018 1 was an American collegiate basketball player He was a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame 2 and the Indiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame 3 Butch WadePersonal informationBorn 1945 06 06 June 6 1945Columbus IndianaDiedSeptember 16 2018 2018 09 16 aged 73 Columbus IndianaNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Listed weight205 lb 93 kg Career informationHigh schoolColumbus Columbus Indiana CollegeIndiana State 1964 1967 NBA draft1967 7th round 72nd overall pickSelected by the New York KnicksPositionGuardCareer highlights and awards2 College Division All American UPI 1965 1967 College Division All American AP 1965 ICC Most Valuable Player 1967 3 First team All ICC 1966 1968 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame 2016 Contents 1 High school career 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 ReferencesHigh school career editBorn in Columbus Indiana Butch Wade attended Columbus High School which was renamed Columbus North High School in 1973 He led the Bulldogs to an undefeated regular season in 1963 they finished the year at 25 1 including an IHSAA Sectional and Regional titles to reach the 3rd round Sweet 16 of the State Tourney They lost to the eventual State Champion Muncie Bearcats 70 79 in the first round of the Semi State Sweet 16 He was selected for the All State Team College career editAfter high school Wade attended Indiana State University He played basketball under head coach Duane Klueh leading the team in scoring and rebounding his entire career he finished his career as the 1 career scorer and the 1 rebounder He held the career marks for Field Goals FGs and Free Throws FTs he also held the highest single game scoring mark 43 points 4 He helped lead the Sycamores to two consecutive Indiana Collegiate Conference Championships and two NCAA College Division now Division II Tournaments He was part of the Columbus Connection as he and two fellow Columbus teammates Jerry Newsom and Steve Hollenbeck all played at Indiana State These three players led the Sycamores to a record of 46 11 during their two seasons of varsity play In his senior year he led the Sycamores in scoring with 27 3 points a game while being named a Consensus All American and 5 received his third straight First Team All ICC selection He was named the MVP of the Steel Bowl Tournament in December 1966 the Sycamores were the Finalists dropping a hard fought contest to Columbia 6 He was a 2nd team All American following his sophomore season As a junior Wade led the Sycamores to a record of 22 4 and the 1966 NCAA Men s Division II Basketball Tournament his senior season they were equally successful finishing with a record of 20 4 and returned to the 1967 NCAA Men s Division II Basketball Tournament Professional career editButch Wade was selected as the 72nd overall pick in the 1967 NBA draft by the New York Knicks 7 He was also drafted by the Oakland Oaks of the ABA in the 1967 draft He did not appear in a game but went on to a successful twenty year career in education in his hometown He was a health and physical education teacher for Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp from 1985 2005 He spent 10 years as a boys varsity assistant coach at Columbus North two years as girls varsity coach at Columbus North and 16 years as a coach at Central Middle School 8 References edit Amey Andy September 17 2018 ISU star Butch Wade passes away Terre Haute Tribune Star SpinWeb 2016 Men s Inductees Announced Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame www hoopshall com Butch Wade Indiana State Athletics Hall of Fame ISU Athletics 2008 Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 https www therepublic com 2018 09 18 former north basketball great remembered as icon Historical Indiana State Men s Basketball Statistics Indiana State University Columbia Daily Spectator 12 December 1966 Columbia Spectator spectatorarchive library columbia edu 1967 NBA Draft Basketball Reference com Basketball Reference com Schultz Ted Former North basketball great remembered as icon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Butch Wade amp oldid 1217654232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
