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Lawrence Moten

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Lawrence Edward Moten (born March 25 1972 in Washington, D.C.) is an American professional basketball player who 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. Moten attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C. and the New Hampton School in New Hampton, New Hampshire.

College career

Moten played his college ball at Syracuse University and is the career scoring leader for that school with 2,334 points and is the Big East Conference's second all-time leading scorer with 1,405 points, behind Providence's Ryan Gomes. 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. 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.

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