Mo Layton

Dennis "Mo" Layton (born December 24, 1948) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Mo Layton

Personal information
Born	(1948-12-24) December 24, 1948 (age 75) Newark, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Weequahic (Newark, New Jersey)
College	Phoenix College (1967–1969) USC (1969–1971)
NBA draft	1971: 3rd round, 48th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career	1971–1978
Position	Point guard
Number	1, 12, 24, 35
Career history
1971–1973	Phoenix Suns
1973	Portland Trail Blazers
1973–1974	Memphis Tams
1976–1977	New York Knicks
1977–1978	San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-American – USBWA (1971) Second-team All-Pac-8 (1971)
Career statistics
Points	1,845 (6.9 ppg)
Rebounds	357 (1.3 rpg)
Assists	706 (2.6 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

A 6'1" point guard from USC, Layton played five seasons (1971–1974, 1976–1978) in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association. His most productive season was his rookie year in 1972–73 with the Phoenix Suns, when he averaged 9.1 points, 3.1 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 23.1 minutes a game. Layton was waived by the Suns after two seasons, then signed with the Portland Trail Blazers, appearing in 22 games before being waived. He then signed with the Memphis Tams of the ABA, where he appeared in only 3 games. He would later sign with the Detroit Pistons prior to the 1974–75 NBA season, and again with the Suns prior to the 1975–76 NBA season, but was waived by both teams before the start of the respective season.^[1] Layton would return to the NBA in the 1976–77 and 1977–78 seasons, playing with the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs, respectively. He was waived by the Spurs on October 2, 1978.