Lawrence Moten
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 25, 1972 Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | New Hampton (New Hampton, New Hampshire) |
| College | Syracuse (1991–1995) |
| NBA draft | 1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall |
| Selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies | |
| Playing career | 1995–2006 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 7, 21, 3 |
| Career history | |
| 1995–1997 | Vancouver Grizzlies |
| 1997 | Papagou (Greece) |
| 1997–1998 | La Crosse Bobcats (CBA) |
| 1998 | Washington Wizards |
| 1998–1999 | Idaho Stampede (CBA) |
| 2001 | Maryland Mustangs (USBL) |
| 2001–2002 | Saskatchewan Hawks (IBA) |
| 2002 | Mobile Revelers (D-League) |
| 2004–2006 | Maryland Nighthawks (ABA) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 747 (6.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 181 (1.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 182 (1.5 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Lawrence Edward Moten (born March 25, 1972) is a retired American professional basketball player.
Moten attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C. and the New Hampton School in New Hampton, New Hampshire before playing his college ball at Syracuse University. Playing as a guard/forward, he is the career scoring leader for that school with 2,334 points and is the Men's Big East Conference's all-time leading scorer with 1,405 points,[1] ahead of Troy Bell (BC - 1,388 pts), Terry Dehere (SHU - 1,320 pts), and Chris Mullin (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 Dave Bing to lead Syracuse in scoring for three straight seasons.[2]
He was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 2nd round (36th overall pick) of the 1995 NBA Draft. He played for the Grizzlies for two seasons from 1995–1997 and for the Washington Wizards during the 1997-98 season. After his NBA career, he played in the CBA and ABA, and in Spain and Venezuela.[3] 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 lead them to their 4th PBL title.[3]
References
- ↑ Big East Men's Basketball 2008 Media Guide - Big East Records BigEast.org
- ↑ Basketball Reference--Larry Moten Basketball-reference.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- College & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- 1972 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- Basketball players from Washington, D.C.
- Idaho Stampede (CBA) players
- La Crosse Bobcats players
- Papagou B.C. players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Syracuse Orange men's basketball players
- Vancouver Grizzlies draft picks
- Vancouver Grizzlies players
- Washington Wizards players
