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Len Bias

American basketball player (1963–1986)

  • Fame60.0
  • Momentum16.5
  • Basketball Players rank#186
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  • Fame60.0
  • Momentum16.5
  • Basketball Players rank#186
  • Wikipedia64.3K
Lived 1963–1986, aged 23United States
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    18 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1963–1986
    Aged 23
  • Known for
    Without Bias
    2009
Summary
Updated 2026-07-01

Leonard Kevin Bias 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.

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  • Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
    1982–1986
19821986
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Fame
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60.0
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Momentum16.5
Historical18.9
Now attention100.0
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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Category rank
#186
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