Len Bias

Len Bias
Bias after being selected in the 1986 NBA draft
Personal information
Born(1963-11-18)November 18, 1963
Landover, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJune 19, 1986(1986-06-19) (aged 22)
Riverdale, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorthwestern (Hyattsville, Maryland)
CollegeMaryland (1982–1986)
NBA draft1986: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
PositionSmall forward
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2021

Leonard Kevin Bias (November 18, 1963 – June 19, 1986) was an American college basketball player for the Maryland Terrapins. In the last of his four years playing for Maryland, he was named a consensus first-team All-American. Two days after being selected by the Boston Celtics with the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft, Bias died from cardiac arrhythmia induced by a cocaine overdose.[1] In 2021, Bias was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame.[2]

  1. ^ "The Legend of Len Bias". ESPN.com.
    "Original Old School: We Reminisce Over You". Slam Online. June 19, 2009. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  2. ^ "Len Bias To Be Inducted Into College Basketball Hall Of Fame On Sunday". CBS. November 18, 2021.

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