40 for 34 #27 - June 9

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Len Bias reached a major milestone in the ACC tournament

After its rocky start in 1986, Maryland won six of its last 8 regular season games to gather momentum for an NCAA tournament bid, and fitting that unpredictable seasonal narrative, Maryland clinched an NCAA bid with another win against North Carolina, this time in the first round of the ACC tournament.

Compared to the previous win over North Carolina, Bias’s performance was more steady than dramatic: 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. Still, he reached a much-anticipated milestone and became Maryland’s all-time leading scorer with 2,072 points. Juan Dixon and Greivis Vasquez have since surpassed Bias on Maryland’s all-time scoring list.

Excerpted from the book,

Born Ready: the Mixed Legacy of Len Bias

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The audio for this post was narrated by the author,

Dave Ungrady.

And listen to more about Len's early life in Episode 2 of the narrative podcast series, Len Bias: A Mixed Legacy

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