In one of the most prolific scoring stretches in Kansas basketball history, former Jayhawk Lagerald Vick could not miss at the beginning of the 2018-19 season.
The 2018-19 Kansas team is known for ending the program’s Big 12 regular season title streak, but they were one of the best teams in the country at one point. The team featured star transfer Dedric Lawson, Lagerald Vick, five-star recruit Quentin Grimes, and Udoka Azubuike.
There was a point in the season when Vick could seemingly not miss a shot. In a five-game stretch during November, the senior from Memphis, Tennessee, sunk 28 threes while averaging 24.6 points. It included a ridiculous 61.6%/65.1%/71.4% slash line.
It all began during the season’s second game when Vick scored a career-high 32 points. He shot 12-14 from the field and did not miss any of his eight three-point attempts. It was the most threes made consecutively without a miss in the history of Kansas.
LaGerald Vick’s shooting clinic against Vermont last year was unbelievable. 12-14 from the field and 8-8 from three. Human flamethrower. pic.twitter.com/Mv5knYw7nJ
— Jayhawk Video (@JayhawkVideo) August 28, 2019
Vick followed that legendary performance with yet another career-high. Although he hit only 7 of his 12 threes, Bill Self played him all 40 minutes of the game en route to the victory vs. the Ragin’ Cajuns. The senior guard also grabbed nine rebounds while assisting two baskets. He looked like an up-and-coming superstar for the Jayhawks.
During his next two games, he was quieter but still effective nonetheless. He scored 16 and 15 points in wins against Marquette and Tennessee, respectively. Vick averaged an astonishing 37 minutes per game at this point in the year.
His performance vs. Stanford was one for the record books. In the game, he played 43 minutes, scored 27 points, and shot 7-11 from deep. Most importantly, he hit the game-tying three to send the Jayhawks to overtime. He wrapped around Devon Dotson, got a good look, and the city of Lawrence erupted. Vick saved Kansas from what was going to be a humiliating loss in Allen Fieldhouse with this shot:
Stanford was ready to upset No. 2 Kansas, but Lagerald Vick had other plans. pic.twitter.com/s1TQlg8s79
— Bleacher Report CBB (@br_CBB) December 2, 2018
He still played meaningful basketball for the next few months, but it did not compare to his torrid stretch at the beginning of the season. In February of that year, Vick stepped away from the team for undisclosed reasons and never played a college basketball game again.
The ending to his career at Kansas was upsetting. However, he now plays in the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol in Uruguay, so his career turned out fine. Jayhawk fans will remember him as the athletic wing who could catch fire from three at any given time.