Len bias
Len bias | ||
Player information | ||
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Full name | Leonard Kevin Bias | |
birthday | November 18, 1963 | |
place of birth | Landover , Maryland , USA | |
date of death | June 19, 1986 | |
Place of death | College Park , Maryland, USA | |
size | 203 cm | |
Weight | 95 kg | |
position | Small forward | |
college | Maryland | |
NBA draft | 1986 , 2nd pick , Boston Celtics | |
Clubs as active | ||
1982–1986 Maryland Terrapins ( NCAA ) |
Leonard Kevin Bias (born November 18, 1963 in Landover , Maryland , † June 19, 1986 in College Park , Maryland) was an American basketball player . He was considered a very talented player and attended the University of Maryland , where he was named All-American and ACC Player of the Year and attracted comparisons with Michael Jordan .
Bias was selected second in the 1986 NBA Draft by then-NBA champions Boston Celtics . Before the draft, Gerald Henderson handed them over to Seattle SuperSonics in order to be able to select bias in the draft. Less than two days later, Bias died of a cocaine overdose .
literature
- C. Fraser Smith: Lenny, Lefty, and the Chancellor: The Len Bias Tragedy and the Search for Reform in Big-Time College Basketball , Baltimore 1992. ISBN 0-9631246-0-9
Individual evidence
- ↑ Celtics Make Bias Second Overall Pick of Draft
- ↑ espn.com , accessed November 28, 2011.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bias, Len |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bias, Leonard Kevin (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1963 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Landover , Maryland , USA |
DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1986 |
Place of death | College Park , Maryland, USA |