Syracuse, N.Y. ― Lawrence Moten, one of the greatest players in Syracuse basketball history, has passed away at the age of 53.

Moten’s daughter, Lawrencia, confirmed her father’s passing on Tuesday. He was found dead in his Washington D.C. home earlier Tuesday.

Moten played at Syracuse from 1991 to 1995. He remains Syracuse’s all-time leading scorer with 2,334 career points. He averaged 19.3 points per game for his entire four-year career at Syracuse.

But Moten’s impact on the Syracuse basketball program went beyond his scoring records.

Moten burst upon the scene when Syracuse was still in the midst of an NCAA investigation. The unheralded recruit out of Washington, D.C.’s Archbishop Carroll High School stayed firm with his commitment to Syracuse, even taking a year at New Hampton (N.H

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