The 1980’s were almost certainly peak ACC. UNC and NC State had won national championships. Virginia had Ralph Sampson and made the Final Four without him. Clemson was tough. Bobby Cremins had Georgia Tech humming. Duke was rising fast under Mike Krzyzewski. And Maryland had the Len Bias era.
As this documentary says, Coach K once said that two players stood out to him while he coached at Duke: Michael Jordan and Len Bias.
Bias was at times otherworldly, ethereal. He was on a different plane than normal athletes. Heck, he was on a different plane from superb athletes.