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Remembering Lawrence Moten: Brent Axe and Mike Waters on the legacy of a Syracuse basketball legend

Remembering Lawrence Moten: Brent Axe and Mike Waters on the legacy of a Syracuse basketball legend

Update: 2025-10-01
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Lawrence "Poetry In" Moten was one-of-a-kind. His smooth, almost effortless style of play produced one of the greatest careers in Syracuse basketball history. Moten still stands as the program's leading scorer with 2,334 points. 




Sadly, Moten has passed away at the age of 53. 




On this episode of Syracuse Sports, Syracuse.com's Brent Axe and Mike Waters reflect on Moten's life and legacy around Syracuse basketball and share personal tidbits and stories in covering Moten as a basketball player and getting to know him as person in life after hoops. 




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Remembering Lawrence Moten: Brent Axe and Mike Waters on the legacy of a Syracuse basketball legend

Remembering Lawrence Moten: Brent Axe and Mike Waters on the legacy of a Syracuse basketball legend

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