Len Bias

Len Bias
	Bias after being selected in the 1986 NBA draft 2 days before his death
Personal information
Born	November 18, 1963; Landover, Maryland, U.S.
Died	June 19, 1986 (aged 22); Riverdale, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Northwestern (Hyattsville, Maryland)
College	Maryland (1982–1986)
NBA draft	1986: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Drafted by	Boston Celtics
Position	Small forward
Career highlights
	Consensus first-team All-American (1986); Consensus second-team All-American (1985); 2× ACC Player of the Year (1985, 1986); 2× First-team All-ACC (1985, 1986); ACC Athlete of the Year (1986); ACC tournament MVP (1984); Fourth-team Parade All-American (1982);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

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. In 2021, Bias was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame.