Langston Love

Langston Love
No. 13 – Baylor Bears
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBig 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2002-04-21) April 21, 2002 (age 22)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeBaylor (2022–present)
Career highlights and awards

Langston Hasan Love (born April 21, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Baylor Bears of the Big 12 Conference.

High school career

Love began his high school career at Steele High School in Cibolo, Texas. He averaged 23.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game as a sophomore. Following his sophomore season, Love transferred to Montverde Academy and played alongside Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes, Moses Moody, Day'Ron Sharpe and Caleb Houstan.[1] As a junior, he scored 18 points against McEachern High School during the Hoophall Classic.[2] Love helped Montverde to a GEICO National title as a senior, contributing 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a 62–52 win against Sunrise Christian Academy.[3] Love was named to the roster of the Jordan Brand Classic.[4]

Recruiting

Love was a consensus four-star recruit and one of the top shooting guards in the 2021 class. On July 15, 2020, he committed to playing college basketball for Baylor, the first school to offer him a scholarship. He chose the Bears over offers from Stanford, Texas, UCLA, Kansas, Arkansas, Villanova, Illinois, Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Oklahoma State.[2] Love became the highest-rated Baylor signee since Isaiah Austin committed in 2012, and the fourth-highest ranked prospect in program history.[5]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Langston Love
SG 		Universal City, TX Montverde Academy (FL) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 15, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 56  247Sports: 37  ESPN: 28
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Baylor 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  • "2021 Baylor Bears Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

College career

On October 5, 2021, Love tore his ACL in a scrimmage and missed the season.[6]

Personal life

Love's father Kevin Love was a standout football player at Judson High School. His mother is Ondrea Love. He has 3 sisters, Endaisia, Camille and Sidney who all played collegiate sports. He also has an older brother Kijana, who played collegiately at New Hampshire.[7]

References

  1. ^ Cherry, Brian (July 15, 2020). "Baylor basketball lands highly ranked 2021 guard". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Borzello, Jeff; Biancardi, Paul (July 15, 2020). "No. 22-ranked Langston Love commits to Baylor basketball". ESPN. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Collings, Buddy (April 3, 2021). "Montverde tops Sunrise for GEICO Nationals crown". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Ditota, Donna (May 22, 2021). "Benny Williams, soon to be a Syracuse basketball freshman, is named to the Jordan Brand Classic". The Post-Standard. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Boone, Kyle (July 15, 2020). "Baylor lands highest-rated commitment since 2012 in top-30 guard Langston Love for Class of 2021". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Borzello, Jeff (October 25, 2021). "Baylor freshman guard Langston Love tears ACL in scrimmage, will miss 2021-22 season". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  7. ^ Talbot, Nick (March 7, 2019). "Steele proves naysayers wrong in run to state tournament". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved September 16, 2021.