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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | 86 | 180 | .478 | 3 | 11 | .273 | 42 | 66 | .636 | 125 | 4.2 | 217 | 7.2 | |
32 | 211 | 372 | .567 | 66 | 86 | .767 | 145 | 4.5 | 488 | 15.3 | ||||
37 | 274 | 519 | .528 | 153 | 197 | .777 | 251 | 6.8 | 701 | 18.9 | ||||
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 |