Syracuse basketball recently lost a former star , Lawrence Moten, as he passed away at the age of 53. Moten played for the program in the early 1990s and still holds the scoring record. The cause of death is still unknown.

Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim recruited and coached Moten and shared his reaction to the news of his passing.

“Lawrence's passing is such a sudden thing — it's very hard to take,” Boeheim said. “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 of the Big East Conference.”

Moten was known as “Poetry in Moten” and scored 2,334 points over four seasons with Syracuse from 1991 to 199

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