Herbert L. "Bud" Koper (born August 9, 1942) is an American former

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(NBA) player. In his senior season at

Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City University (OCU) is a private university historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church and located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The university offers undergraduate bachelor's degrees, graduate master's degrees and doctor ...

, Bud scored a school-record fifty points against

North Texas State The University of North Texas (UNT) is a Public university, public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private Normal school, teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 y ...

. Following the season, he was named a first team All-American by the

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and was invited to the U.S. Olympic tryouts. Bud was drafted with the seventh pick in the second round of the

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by the

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. He played in one NBA season for the Warriors, averaging 4.6 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game.

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