Lawrencia Moten played basketball for the University of Hartford Hawks and was a communications major graduating in 2020. Now, the 6’2″ forward is concentrating on a career in sports broadcasting. She is the daughter of Lawrence Moten, Syracuse University’s career-scoring leader.
Lawrencia made her big debut Saturday as part of an all-female broadcasting team for HBCU Go, a digital streaming service operated by Allen Media Group. HBCU Go serves as a media resource for the 107 historically Black colleges and universities in the country.
We are proud to announce our All-Female broadcast team. We see you ladies and are excited to bring these trailblazers to HBCU Go Sports🖤👑#HBCU https://t.co/R2lZKAuoln
— HBCUGO.TV (@HBCUGoTV) November 23, 2022
“In my freshman year at the University of Buffalo, I had a Facebook show called ‘Lawrencia Live,’” Moten told the Amsterdam News. “It was a show before and after practice where I would ask my teammates and coaches some questions and give our fans an inside look onto the team.”
Lawrencia transferred to Hartford to further hone her on-camera abilities, but her senior year was cut short when the pandemic hit. She was able to gain experience hosting games and providing play-by-play and color commentary for both men’s and women’s basketball the following season while working as a graduate assistant in the sports information division at the University of Lynchburg.
She began working as a multimedia journalist and increased her social media presence over the past year.
“As a kid, when I went to my father’s games, I remember seeing no females at the media table. That’s when I realized the lack of representation in the broadcasters, but I was so interested in it. I always knew this is what I wanted to do,” Lawrencia said.
She has worked for multiple outlets and networks and expressed that this is always what she envisioned herself doing.
Moten will call the play-by-play for the HBCU Go broadcasts. The color commentator will be Nicole Hutchinson, and the sideline host will be Courtney Tate. Moten noted that because she had experience playing at the Division I level, she knew what it meant for athletes to be covered by the media.
She mentioned that she desired to be on the opposing side of that narrative to ease the players’ concerns.
Even though Lawrencia did not attend an HBCU herself, she has a profound understanding of and respect for the HBCU experience because of her sister’s time at Morgan State University. She’s excited to cover basketball and share the significance of HBCUs with the world.
Lawrencia, only 24 years old, gushed about how great it would be to have an all-female broadcast team, especially for calling men’s games. One of her life ambitions is to be featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list.
“It’s going to give viewers a more in-depth look. We want to shine a light on the HBCU experience,” she explained.
