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30 Years in 30 Days: Day 5- Len Bias Shines at the 5 Star Camp & meets his equal, Michael Jordan

Guest post by Dave Ungrady

During the summer after his sophomore year, Bias for the first time attended the Five Star Basketball Camp. There, the top high-school basketball players in the nation gathered annually to learn from NBA or college players as well as such luminary coaches as Bobby Knight, Chuck Daly and Hubie Brown. The camp also served as a prime location for college coaches to scout the top high school talent and is considered the precursor to the AAU programs that now serve the same purpose.

The best players received free tuition at the camp, but worked off their fee as waiters.