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
Drafted byBoston Celtics
PositionSmall forward
Career highlights
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.