LaGerald Vick
Vick in January 2019
No. 1 – Astros de Jalisco
PositionShooting guard
LeagueCIBACOPA
Personal information
Born (1997-01-12) January 12, 1997
Memphis, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolDouglass (Memphis, Tennessee)
CollegeKansas (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019Yulon Luxgen Dinos
2021Team Cali
2022Astros de Jalisco
2022Spartans Distrito Capital
2022–2022Club Atlético Olimpia
2023–presentAstros de Jalisco
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× CIBACOPA champion (2022, 2023)
  • 2× CIBACOPA All-Star (2022, 2023)
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Team competition

LaGerald Montrell Vick (born January 12, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Astros de Jalisco of the CIBACOPA.

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.[1] As a freshman, he played in 19 games and averaged 4.8 minutes and 2.1 points per game. He was named to the 2015–16 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.[2] 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.[2]

As a junior, Vick played in 39 games and averaged 12.2 points, 4.8 rebounds[2] and 2.1 assists, while shooting 37.3% from three-point range on the 2018 Final Four Team.[3] He had averaged 17 points through the first 12 games.[4] 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 was named an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection after his junior season.[2]

Following his junior season, Vick announced he would enter the 2018 NBA draft,[5] but later withdrew his name. He was initially undecided on if he would return Kansas, play in the NBA G League, or transfer schools;[6] however, on June 29, 2018, Vick announced he would return to Kansas.[7]

As a senior in 2018–19, Vick was named Big 12 player of the week on November 19, 2018. In games against the 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.[8] On January 12, 2019, he scored his 1,000 career point as a college player against the Baylor Bears.[9] On February 8, 2019, it was announced that Vick would be taking a leave of absence to handle personal issues.[10] For the season, he averaged 14.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals, and 1.9 assists a game, while shooting 46.1% on three pointers.[2]

Professional career

December 2019, Vick played two games for the Yulon Luxgen Dinos in the Super Basketball League.[11]

In October 2021, signed with Colombian team Team Cali in the Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano.[12] In 13 games between October 24 and November 18, he averaged 17.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game.[12]

In March 2022, Vick joined the Astros de Jalisco in the Mexican Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA).[12] He helped the team win its first league title and was named an All-Star.[13][14] In 49 games, he averaged 13.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.[12]

In July 2022, Vick moved to Venezuela to play for Spartans Distrito Capital in the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto.[12] In 12 games between July 23 and September 14, he averaged 13.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[12]

In January 2023, Vick signed with Uruguayan club Club Atlético Olimpia in the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol.[15]

National team career

In 2015, Vick won gold with the USA University National Team at the World University Games in South Korea. In eight games, he averaged 4.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.[12]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Kansas 1904.8.560.471.500.3.4.2.12.1
2016–17 Kansas 36624.4.443.370.8263.5.9.6.47.4
2017–18 Kansas 393533.1.488.373.6734.82.1.9.312.1
2018–19 Kansas 232033.0.476.455.7674.01.91.2.214.1
Career 1176125.8.475.405.7373.51.4.7.39.4

References

  1. ↑ Dodd, Rustin. Kansas lands basketball commitment from shooting guard LaGerald Vick, Kansas City Star, May 17, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster - LaGerald Vick, KU Athletics.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ Bedore, Gary (March 21, 2018). "Mom of KU's Vick says son on mission to win title: 'He said they are taking this home'". Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ Newell, Jesse (February 5, 2018). "Bill Self is in unfamiliar territory with this KU team's biggest enigma". Kansas City Star. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ Newell, Jesse; Bedore, Gary (April 6, 2018). "Another KU basketball player declares for the NBA Draft". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ Bedore, Gary. "Lagerald Vick removes name from NBA draft". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Lagerald Vick to return to Kansas for senior season". KUAthletics.com. June 29, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  8. ↑ Tait, Matt. Vick earns Big 12 player of the week honor, Lawrence Journal-World, November 19, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  9. ↑ Tait, Matt. Notebook: KU senior Lagerald Vick reaches 1,000-point milestone on 22nd birthday, Lawrence Journal-World, January 12, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Vick to take leave of absence from Kansas basketball team". KUAthletics.com.
  11. ↑ 潘泓鈺 (December 19, 2019). "裕隆釋出維克 登錄前夢想家得分機器基恩". ETtoday. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Lagerald Vick". latinbasket.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  13. ↑ Camacho, Rodrigo (July 12, 2022). "Astros conquista su primer campeonato tras coronarse en Cibacopa". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  14. ↑ Rojas, Roberto; Hernández Molina, Nestor (May 7, 2022). "Cibacopa: Listas las selecciones para el juego de estrellas". Debate.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  15. ↑ "NOS VICKMOS EN COLÓN". twitter.com/BCPasion (in Spanish). January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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