Lawrence Moten, the leading scorer in Syracuse men’s basketball history who played three seasons in the NBA, has died, the school announced Tuesday. He was 53.

Moten was found dead in his home in his native Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, his daughter, Lawrencia, told Syracuse.com . A cause of death for Moten was not immediately clear.

“Lawrence Moten was a Syracuse icon,” Syracuse director of athletics John Wildhack said in a news release . “His accolades as Syracuse’s all-time leading scorer and holding the BIG EAST scoring record for 25 years speak for themselves, but his style of play is what energized the Dome and was deserving of his nickname ‘Poetry in Moten.’ He was a fixture around the program long after his playing career, always with a smile on his face. We extend our though

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