Moses Scurry (born 14 June 1968[1]) is a former college and professionalbasketball player.
Born inBrooklyn,New York, Scurry played power forward for theUNLV Runnin' Rebels during the 1988–89 and1989-90 seasons. The Rebels beatDuke University 103-73 to win the title game of the1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Scurry appeared on the cover ofSports Illustrated the following week.
Primarily coming off the bench as thesixth man 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 the1989 NCAA tournament, pulling down 10.3 per game.
Scurry played in theJapan Basketball League, where he won the MVP award and ledKumagai Gumi Bruins to the league title in 1992.
In 1994-95, Scurry spent six months in jail for his role in acarjacking[2] in which another man was shot. After his release, he returned to Japan to play professional basketball for another season. He later joined theLas Vegas Silver Bandits of theInternational Basketball League.
Scurry has three daughters, Clarissa, Asia and Diamond, and a son, Malik. Also, his older brother,Carey Scurry played three years in the NBA, with theUtah Jazz andNew York Knicks
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