Vic Law


Victor Lamar Law is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association, on a two-way contract with the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats.

High school career

Law was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended St. Rita of Cascia High School. In his sophomore year at St. Rita he was selected in the Catholic League All-Conference team; in his junior year he averaged 14.5 points and 9.5 rebounds, and was selected in the All-State third team. As a high school senior Law was included in the top 100 players in the nation by ESPN, Scout.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com. He received interest from several Division I colleges, and was offered scholarships by Bradley, Creighton, Colorado, Harvard, Providence and Northwestern, among others; he committed to Northwestern on July 4, 2013 and signed on November 13 of the same year.

Recruiting

College career

He joined the Northwestern Wildcats in 2014 after his senior year of high school. He had a strong freshman season, starting 19 games as a freshman and averaging 7.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Law shot 44.2% from behind the arc, which was fifth best in the Big Ten Conference. He tore a labrum in the summer of 2015 and missed the 2015–16 season after undergoing shoulder surgery.
As a redshirt sophomore, Law averaged 12.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Law was a Big Ten All-Defensive Team selection in 2017. He helped Northwestern reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the school’s history. During his junior season, he averaged 12.0 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. In March 2018, he underwent an unusual diaphragm surgery to address a deficiency in his lung capacity. As a senior, Law started 30 games and averaged 15.0 points., 6.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.03 blocks per game. He was named Academic All-Big Ten for the second year in a row. Law appeared in 125 career games in four seasons at Northwestern, averaging 11.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Law was signed by the Orlando Magic for training camp, but ultimately waived and added to the roster of their NBA G League affiliate, the Lakeland Magic. Law averaged 18 points, 8.7 rebounds and three assists per game as a full-time G League player. On January 11, 2020, the Orlando Magic signed Law to a two-way contract. Under the terms of the deal, Law splits time between Orlando and Lakeland. Law was named to the All-NBA G League Third Team.