Moses Scurry (born 14 June 1968) is a former college and professional

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player. Born in

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, Scurry played power forward for the

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Runnin' Rebels during the 1988–89 and 1989-90 seasons. The Rebels beat Duke University 103-73 to win the title game of the

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. Scurry appeared on the cover of ''

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'' the following week. Primarily coming off the bench as the

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during UNLV's championship season, Scurry was a favorite among UNLV fans and fellow players because of his animated, shouting style when grabbing rebounds, and was the team's leading rebounder during the 1989 NCAA tournament, pulling down 10.3 per game. Scurry played in the

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, where he won the MVP award and led

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to the league title in 1992. In 1994-95, Scurry spent six months in jail for his role in a

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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

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. Scurry has three daughters, Clarissa, Asia and Diamond, and a son, Malik. Also, his older brother,

Carey Scurry Carey Scurry (born December 4, 1962) is an American professional basketball player. A forward from Long Island University, Scurry played three seasons (1985–1988) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Utah Jazz and ...

played three years in the NBA, with the

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and

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"Moses Leads Way Again" ''Las Vegas Review-Journal''
1968 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Japan Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Las Vegas Silver Bandits players Power forwards (basketball) Basketball players from Brooklyn UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball players American men's basketball players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople {{1960s-US-basketball-bio-stub