Lawrence Moten, the most important scorer of all time in the basketball history of Syracuse, died on Tuesday at the age of 53, confirmed his daughter Lawrencia, According to Syracuse.com. Moten was found dead in his Washington, DC, at home.
Moten played for Syracuse from 1991-1995, collected 2,334 career points and on average 19.3 points per game during his four-year career. He scored in double digits in 118 of 121 games and is the only player in school history who reached at least 500 points in four consecutive seasons. At the end of his career, Mooten also led Big East in career scoring with 1,405 points, where remarkable players such as Chris Mullin and Terry Dehere surpassed.
Moten helped to return Syracuse to the NCAA tournament in 1994 and 1995 after the school had served a one-year postseas ban. He was a triple first-team All-Big East selection from 1993 to 1995, achieved the third team All-Big East Honors in 1992 and was called a third team in 1995 by the AP and NABC in 1995. Syracuse attracted his number 21 sweater in 2018, a will on his lasting impact on the program.
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Moten grew up in Washington, DC, and went to the Archbishop Carroll High School before spending a preparation year to the New Hampton School in New Hampshire to meet the academic requirements.
After the university, the Vancouver Senzlies Moten selected in the second round of 1995 NBA -Concept. He played two seasons with the Grizzlies and spent the 1997-98 season with the Washington Wizards. Moten also played professionally in SMEs, ABA and abroad, including stints in Spain and Venezuela. He earned two ABA All-Star selections in 2005 and 2006 with the Maryland Knighthawks.
He eventually returned to Syracuse, worked with youth programs in the school district of the city and served as a role model for aspiring basketball players. Recently, in June 2025, he took on a position as general director of the basketball teams of Boys and Girls at Digital Pioneers Academy, a public charter school in Washington, DC
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