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his time at Maryland he was considered one of the best players in the nation He was even considered by some expects as one of the most complete players to ever come out of college Bias would have been considered one of the first players to warrant a comparison to Michael Jordan even though at the time Jordan was only in his second season in the NBA at the time Bias Tags: Len Bias View |
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Leonard Kevin "Len" Bias (November 18, 1963 - June 19, 1986) was a first team All-American college basketball player. He was selected by the Boston Celtics as the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA Draft on June 17, but died two days later from cardiac arrhythmia induced by a cocaine overdose. He is considered by some sportswriters to be one of the greatest players not to play at the professional level.
Position: Forward (forward (basketball))
Height: 6ft 8in
Weight Lb: 210
Nationality: USA
Date of birth: 1963-11-18
Birth Location: Landover, Maryland
Date of death: 1986-06-19
Death Location: Riverdale, Maryland
Awards: ACC Athlete of the Year (1986), ACC Player of the Year (1985-86)