 Vincent won the Big Ten scoring championship in his junior and senior years.He was then selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the 1981 NBA draft (24th overall pick), and he went on to have a productive 9-year NBA career, playing for the Mavericks (1981–86), Washington Bullets (1986–87), Denver Nuggets (1987–89), San Antonio Spurs (1989), Philadelphia 76ers (1989–1990) and Los Angeles Lakers (1990).He concluded his NBA career in 1990 with 8,729 career points, 3,167 career rebounds, and 1,124 career assists.