Lawrence Moten, the all-time leading scorer in Syracuse history, died on Tuesday, the school announced. He was 53.

A cause of death wasn't immediately divulged. Moten's daughter, Lawrencia, told Syracuse.com that her father died at his home in Washington, D.C.

Moten scored 2,334 points from 1991-95 for Syracuse and his No. 21 jersey was retired in 2018.

"This is a tragic day for the Syracuse basketball family," former Orange coach Jim Boeheim, who coached Moten, said in a news release. "Lawrence's passing is such a sudden thing -- it's very hard to take. He was one of the most underrated college basketball players of all time.

"I believe some people took his ability for granted because he made it look so easy. Lawrence was one of our greatest players and one of the best in the history

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