Lawrence Edward Moten (born March 25, 1972) is an American former professional

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player. Moten attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C., and the

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before playing his college ball at

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. Playing as a guard/forward, he is the career scoring leader for that school with 2,334 points and graduated as the

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's all-time leading scorer with 1,405 points, ahead of

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( BC – 1,388 pts),

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( SHU – 1,320 pts), and

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( SJU – 1,290 pts). Moten averaged 19.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg and 2.4 apg over his four-year collegiate career – scoring in double figures in 118 of 121 games. He is the only player to score 500 or more points in four consecutive seasons in Syracuse history and was the first player since Hall of Famer

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to lead Syracuse in scoring for three straight seasons. He was selected by the

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in the 2nd round (36th overall pick) of the

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. He played for the Grizzlies for two seasons from 1995 to 1997 and for the

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during the 1997–98 season. After his

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career, he played in the CBA and ABA, and in Spain and Venezuela. Moten later became the vice president of player development for the Maryland Nighthawks of the ABA. He was the head coach of the Rochester Razorsharks in 2014 and led them to their 4th PBL title. Moten, as of 2019, works with middle school youth in central New York. He also has 2 daughters with his wife Noelene.

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