LaGerald Vick


LaGerald Montrell Vick is an American college basketball player who last played at the University of Kansas.

College career

Vick is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. He originally committed to SMU and SMU head coach Larry Brown, but on May 17, 2015, Vick committed to the Kansas Jayhawks and KU head coach Bill Self. As a freshman Vick played in 19 games and averaged 4.8 minutes and 2.1 points per game. After his freshman year he was named to the 2015-16 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team. He became part of the rotation as a sophomore, playing in 36 games, averaging 7.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 37 percent shooting from three-point range.
As a junior, Vick played in 39 games and he averaged 17 points per game in the first 12 games of his junior season. Vick had a bit of a slump to close the regular season, scoring 14 points of the final three games. In the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament, Vick scored 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting and collected four rebounds in a win over Seton Hall Pirates. He averaged 12.1 points, 4.8 boards, 2.1 assists, while shooting 37.3% from three-point range on the 2018 Final Four Team. He was named an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection after his junior season.
Following his junior season, he announced he would enter the 2018 NBA Draft, but he would not hire agent allowing him to return to Kansas for his remaining eligibility, as long as he decided by the combine. He withdrew his name from the draft. He was initially undecided on if he would return Kansas, play in the NBA G-League, or transfer schools; however, on June 29, 2018, Vick announced he would return to Kansas.
During his senior year, he was named Big 12 player of the week on November 19, 2018. In games against Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and Vermont Catamounts he scored 33 and 32 points respectively. He hit 15 3-pointers in the two games, which set a Kansas Jayhawks record for most 3-pointers made in consecutive games. On January 12, 2019, Vick scored his 1,000 career point as a college player against the Baylor Bears.
In his senior season, Vick has averaged 14.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals, and 1.9 assists a game, while shooting 46.1% on three pointers. On February 8, 2019, head coach Bill Self announced that Vick would be taking a leave of absence to handle personal issues. No elaboration to what the issues were and no return time frame was immediately provided.

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Personal life

Vick has one daughter.