Len Bias

School: 
Height: 
6-8
Position: 
Forward
Hometown: 
Hyattsville, MD
High School: 
Northwestern High School
  • NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1986 and consensus second-team All-American in 1985
  • All-American Recognition: 1985 (Associated Press 2nd Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 2nd Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd Team) and 1986 (Associated Press 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team)
  • Ranked 8th in the nation in scoring and 29th in free-throw shooting in 1986
  • Averaged 18.7 points and 7.4 rebounds in nine NCAA Tournament games from 1983 through 1986 (5-4 record)
  • Selected by the Boston Celtics in first round of 1986 NBA draft (2nd pick overall) before suffering a cocaine-induced death two days later.

Season

G

FGM

FGA

FG%

3PT

3PTA

3PT%

FTM

FTA

FT%

RB

RBA

PTS

AVG

1982-83

30

86

180

.478

3

11

.273

42

66

.636

125

4.2

217

7.2

1983-84

32

211

372

.567

66

86

.767

145

4.5

488

15.3

1984-85

37

274

519

.528

153

197

.777

251

6.8

701

18.9

1985-86

32

267

491

.544

209

242

.864

224

7.0

743

23.2

Totals

131

838

1562

.536

470

591

.795

745

5.7

2149

16.4