US EditionSyracuse Basketball Great Lawrence Moten Dies at Age 53
Moten scored 2,334 points at Syracuse and recently led youth basketball programs in Washington D.C., inspiring local teams before his sudden passing at 53.
- On Tuesday, Lawrence Moten, former Syracuse player, was found dead at his Washington, D.C., home, and his daughter Lawrencia Moten alongside Syracuse Athletics confirmed his death at age 53.
- Lawrence Moten finished his college career with 2,334 points at Syracuse University and averaged 19.3 points per game from 1991 to 1995.
- Drafted in the second round in 1995, Moten spent three NBA seasons with the Vancouver Grizzlies and Washington Wizards, averaging 6.3 points and 1.5 assists in 119 games.
- Hall of Famer Jim Boeheim said `This is a tragic day for the Syracuse basketball family`, and Syracuse retired Moten's No. 21 jersey in a pregame ceremony March 3, 2018.
- Recently, Moten had returned to Washington, D.C., to serve as general manager for basketball at Digital Pioneers Academy and had been active in youth-management roles in Upstate New York.
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Former Grizzlies Guard Passed Away Suddenly Aged 53
Former Grizzlies and Wizards swingman Lawrence Moten was found dead Tuesday at his residence in Washington, D.C., according to a statement from his alma mater Syracuse University. The cause of death has not yet been made public. Motenâs daughter, Lawrencia, would later say that her father was found dead at home. Moten was selected in the second round with the 36th overall pick of the 1995 NBA Draft by the then-Vancouver Grizzlies, the second d…
Lawrence Moten, Syracuse basketball’s all-time scoring leader, dies at 53
Lawrence Moten, a basketball star at Syracuse in the early 1990s who still holds the program scoring record, has died. He was 53. An athletic department spokesperson said Tuesday that multiple staff members learned of Moten’s death from various contacts and that Moten was at home in Washington, D.C., when he died. A cause of death was not immediately clear. A 6-foot-5 guard known as “Poetry in Moten,” he scored 2,334 points over four seasons wit…
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