Lawrence Moten, the smooth scoring guard who became Syracuse’s leading scorer and left an indelible marking at College Basketball in the 1990s, died on Tuesday, confirmed Syracuse Athletics.
He was 53 years old. No cause of death was given. Moten’s daughter, Lawrencia, told Syracuse.com That Moten died in his house in Washington, DC
Nicknamed “Poetry in Moten”, Moten was the face of Oranje Basketball from 1991 to 1995, with 2,334 points for a program record that still exists, and departure as the most important scorer of the Big East, an album that was until 2020. In 2018, the Orange withdrew its number 21 sweater.
“This is a tragic day for the basketball family of Syracuse,” said former Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim in a statement. “The death of Lawrence is such a sudden – it is very difficult to take. He was one of the most undervalued college basketball players of all time. I believe that some people took his assets as a matter of course because he showed it so easily. Lawrence was one of our greatest players and one of the best in the history of the Big East conference.”
A resident of Washington, DC, Mots on average 19.3 points and 4.9 rebounds about his collegial career and scored in double digits in 118 of his 121 games. He was a triple first team All-Big East selection and 1992 Big East Rookie of the Year.
In addition to the current Syracuse coach Adrian Autry, as well as the third top scorer of SU All time John Wallace, Moten became one of the most consistent players in the history of Big East, on average at least 17.9 points per match in each of his four seasons. Moten helped the Orange to a Big East Tournament Championship from 1992 and three NCAA tournament performances, including a regional semi -final performance in 1994.
The second season of Moten coincided with the NCAA, which forbade Syracuse from the late season, a penalty that put an end to the 10-year tournament freak of the program. He chose to stay with the team, a decision that helped to stabilize the schedule and keep the orange competitive.
“For me, Lawrence was not only a teammate, but also a friend,” Autry said in a statement. “I can’t think of anyone who was more positive or who loved Syracuse more than him. Of course, his basketball – he was one of the biggest to set up the uniform. It is a big loss. I was able to play with him for three years and see him what amazing things was. Miss him.”
The Vancouver Grizzlies selected Moten in the second round of the NBA design of 1995. He played two years before the Grizzlies before he joined the Washington Wizards for eight games in the 1997-98 season. Although his NBA career ended there, Moten continued to play in the Continental Basketball Association, American Basketball Association and abroad.
After the match days of Moten, he remained close to the sport by coaching and front-office functions-for the first time as vice-president of player development for the Maryland Nighthawks, a team in the now defined Aba, before taking a head coaching role at the Rochester Razorks. He later spent time as an assistant coach at the University of Gallaudet and worked with Dove and Hard athletes in Washington, DC
At the beginning of June was Muts declared General Manager of Boys and Girls Basketball on Digital Pioneers Academy in Washington, DC, a charter school in his hometown.
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