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Syracuse To Honor Moten At Jan. 31 Notre Dame Contest
12/3/2025 11:18:00 AM | Men's Basketball, General
Syracuse University will honor the legacy of the late Lawrence Moten at the men's basketball game with Notre Dame on Saturday, January 31, at the JMA Wireless Dome.
A ceremony, featuring highlights of Moten's career, and attended by members of his family, will be held in recognition of his many accomplishments in basketball and in the Syracuse community.
Moten, the all-time leading scorer in Syracuse men's basketball history, passed away on September 30 at the age of 53.Â
A native of Washington D.C., Moten played high school basketball and football at Archbishop Carroll. He was named All-Metropolitan Area (DC, Maryland, Virginia) in both sports and was a teammate of future SU quarterback Marvin Graves on both squads. In his senior year with the Lions, Moten averaged 28 points and 10 rebounds per game. He enrolled at New Hampton Prep for one year and led the Huskies to the finals of the New Hampshire Prep School Championship.
Moten was a dominant collegiate player from the moment he arrived at Syracuse. He was named national freshman of the year by Basketball Times, Basketball Weekly and United Press International, and was selected the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year and Third Team All-BIG EAST. The first Syracuse freshman to score 500 points in a season, Moten averaged 18.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in 1991-92. The Orange won the BIG EAST Tournament Championship by beating Georgetown in the final, 56-54, and earned an NCAA Tournament berth before finishing the campaign with a 22-10 record.
He produced averages of 17.9 points and 4.8 rebounds as a sophomore and became the third Syracuse player to accumulate 1,000 career points in less than two seasons. Moten was named First Team All-BIG EAST. The Orange ended up 20-9.
Syracuse was back in the NCAA Tournament in 1993-94, and produced a 23-7 record that included two NCAA postseason wins. Moten averaged a career-best 21.5 points after scoring in double digits in all 30 contests. He earned Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American recognition and was First Team All-BIG EAST again.
He capped his Syracuse career with second team All-American honors from Sporting News and third team recognition from the Associated Press and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). He received First Team All-BIG EAST laurels for the third straight year. Moten averaged 19.6 points per game and broke the school's career scoring record that had been set by Derrick Coleman. The Orange were 20-10 and back in the NCAA Tournament in 1994-95.
Moten was selected in the second round of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies. He spent two seasons with Grizzlies. Moten signed with the Washington Wizards in 1998 and then continued to play professionally in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and the American Basketball Association (ABA) through 2006. He also had stints playing overseas in Spain and Venezuela.
During the 1999-00 season, Moten was one of 25 players honored with placement on the Syracuse All-Century Team.
Syracuse University retired Moten's jersey in a pre-game ceremony on March 3, 2018.
The 2025-26 basketball team is wearing a "21" patch on its game jerseys and using a "Poetry 21" warmup shirt, in recognition of Moten. He was nicknamed "Poetry in Moten" during his playing days.
Tickets
Tickets to the Notre Dame contest, as well as Syracuse season and individual tickets, are available at cuse.com/feature/basketball-tickets
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A ceremony, featuring highlights of Moten's career, and attended by members of his family, will be held in recognition of his many accomplishments in basketball and in the Syracuse community.
Moten, the all-time leading scorer in Syracuse men's basketball history, passed away on September 30 at the age of 53.Â
A native of Washington D.C., Moten played high school basketball and football at Archbishop Carroll. He was named All-Metropolitan Area (DC, Maryland, Virginia) in both sports and was a teammate of future SU quarterback Marvin Graves on both squads. In his senior year with the Lions, Moten averaged 28 points and 10 rebounds per game. He enrolled at New Hampton Prep for one year and led the Huskies to the finals of the New Hampshire Prep School Championship.
Moten was a dominant collegiate player from the moment he arrived at Syracuse. He was named national freshman of the year by Basketball Times, Basketball Weekly and United Press International, and was selected the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year and Third Team All-BIG EAST. The first Syracuse freshman to score 500 points in a season, Moten averaged 18.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in 1991-92. The Orange won the BIG EAST Tournament Championship by beating Georgetown in the final, 56-54, and earned an NCAA Tournament berth before finishing the campaign with a 22-10 record.
He produced averages of 17.9 points and 4.8 rebounds as a sophomore and became the third Syracuse player to accumulate 1,000 career points in less than two seasons. Moten was named First Team All-BIG EAST. The Orange ended up 20-9.
Syracuse was back in the NCAA Tournament in 1993-94, and produced a 23-7 record that included two NCAA postseason wins. Moten averaged a career-best 21.5 points after scoring in double digits in all 30 contests. He earned Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American recognition and was First Team All-BIG EAST again.
He capped his Syracuse career with second team All-American honors from Sporting News and third team recognition from the Associated Press and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). He received First Team All-BIG EAST laurels for the third straight year. Moten averaged 19.6 points per game and broke the school's career scoring record that had been set by Derrick Coleman. The Orange were 20-10 and back in the NCAA Tournament in 1994-95.
Moten was selected in the second round of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies. He spent two seasons with Grizzlies. Moten signed with the Washington Wizards in 1998 and then continued to play professionally in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and the American Basketball Association (ABA) through 2006. He also had stints playing overseas in Spain and Venezuela.
During the 1999-00 season, Moten was one of 25 players honored with placement on the Syracuse All-Century Team.
Syracuse University retired Moten's jersey in a pre-game ceremony on March 3, 2018.
The 2025-26 basketball team is wearing a "21" patch on its game jerseys and using a "Poetry 21" warmup shirt, in recognition of Moten. He was nicknamed "Poetry in Moten" during his playing days.
Tickets
Tickets to the Notre Dame contest, as well as Syracuse season and individual tickets, are available at cuse.com/feature/basketball-tickets
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