Overview

• Authorities have not released a cause of death, and there have been no public reports of foul play.
• Moten remains Syracuse’s all-time leading scorer with 2,334 points and a 19.3 career scoring average, and his No. 21 was retired in 2018.
• The Washington, D.C., native was drafted by the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1995 and also played for the Washington Wizards, the CBA, the ABA, and overseas.
• Tributes poured in from Syracuse figures, including Jim Boeheim, Adrian Autry and athletic director John Wildhack, who lauded his impact on the program and community.
• After years in youth development and coaching, Moten returned to D.C. in June 2025 to oversee boys’ and girls’ basketball at Digital Pioneers Academy; he is survived by his wife, Noelene, and daughters, Lawrencia and Leilani.