Caleb Love
Personal information | |
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Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | September 27, 2001
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Christian Brothers College (St. Louis, Missouri) |
College | North Carolina (commit) |
Position | Point guard |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Caleb Love (born September 27, 2001) is an American basketball player. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the best point guards in the 2020 class. Love is committed to play college basketball for North Carolina. At the high school level, he competed for Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis, Missouri.
High school career
Love attended Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis, Missouri and was coached by Justin Tatum. He averaged 18.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a junior as he transitioned to point guard.[1] He led the school to the Class 5 runner-up to Rock Bridge High School. Love scored a career-high 42 points against East St. Louis High School as a senior and also scored 40 points against Cardinal Ritter High School.[2] As a senior, he averaged 26.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.6 steals per game and led the team to the Class 5 Final Four. Love was named Mr. Show-Me Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year in Missouri.[3] He was named McDonald's All-American, becoming the second player from Christian Brothers to be so honored after Larry Hughes in 1997.[4]
Recruiting
Love was the fourth-ranked point guard and No. 21 overall in the 247Sports. He committed to North Carolina in October 1, 2019, choosing the Tar Heels over Missouri, Louisville and Kansas, among others.[5] Love was attracted to North Carolina because of coach Roy Williams and the opportunity to play lead guard.[6]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Caleb Love PG |
St. Louis, MO | Christian Brothers College (MO) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 1, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 18 247Sports: 6 ESPN: 17 | ||||||
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References
- ^ Dopirak, Dustin (May 14, 2019). "For Caleb Love, transitioning to point guard means becoming the 'alpha male'". The Athletic. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Kvidahl, David (March 29, 2020). "All-Metro boys basketball player of the year: Love's prestigious CBC career cut short by coronavirus pandemic". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Miller, Corey (March 26, 2020). "CBC's Caleb Love named Mr. Show-Me Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year in Missouri". KSDK. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Kvidahl, David (January 24, 2020). "CBC's Love named to McDonald's All-American team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Wilkerson-New, Brant (October 1, 2019). "2020 PG Caleb Love commits to Carolina". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Boone, Kyle (October 1, 2019). "College basketball recruiting: Five-star point guard Caleb Love commits to UNC". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2020.