Moses Scurry

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Moses Scurry of Brooklyn, New York, USA, is a former college and professional basketball player, most notably as a power forward for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels during the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons. The Rebels beat Duke University 103-73 to win the title game of the 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in his final season with at UNLV. Scurry was among the UNLV players who appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated the following week.

Primarily coming off the bench as the sixth man during UNLV's championship season, Scurry was nonetheless a favorite among UNLV fans and fellow players because of his animated, shouting style when grabbing rebounds. In fact, he was the Rebels' leading rebounder during the 1989 NCAA tournament, pulling down 10.3 per game.

At 6 feet, 7 inches tall, Scurry was undersized for an NBA power forward, and he went undrafted after leaving UNLV in 1990. He went on to play in the Japanese Basketball League, where he won the MVP award and led Kumagai to the league title in 1992.

In 1994-95, Scurry spent six months in jail for his role in a carjacking in which another man was shot. After his release, he returned to Japan to play professional basketball for another season. He later joined the Las Vegas Silver Bandits of the International Basketball League.

Scurry has two daughters, Asia and Diamond, and a son, Malik.

[edit] References

• "[1]." Moses Leads Way Again Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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