Loudon Love

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Loudon Love
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Love with Wright State in 2021
Niagara River Lions
Position Center
League CEBL
Personal information
Born (1998-04-21) April 21, 1998 (age 26)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school Geneva (Geneva, Illinois)
College Wright State (2017–2021)
NBA draft 2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022 Texas Legends
2023–2024 Memphis Hustle
2024 Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro
2024–present Niagara River Lions
Career highlights and awards

Loudon Love (born Loudon Love Vollbrecht on April 21, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Niagara River Lions of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played college basketball for the Wright State Raiders.

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Early life and high school career

Love's parents got divorced when he was in middle school and he moved from Vermont to Illinois with his mother, Laura Love. [1] Love attended Geneva Community High School, where he competed in basketball and football. As a junior, he averaged 11 points and 6.8 rebounds per game for a 30-win team. Love played offensive tackle on the gridiron and received a scholarship offer from Illinois. In November 2015, Love was injured during the last play of Geneva's 41-22 Class 7A playoff loss to Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School. An MRI revealed he tore his ACL, forcing him to miss his senior year in basketball. [2] After receiving basketball offers from Northern Illinois, Western Illinois, Northern Kentucky, UMBC, and UMass Lowell, he committed to play under coach Scott Nagy at South Dakota State, and followed him to Wright State when he received the coaching job there. He legally changed his last name from Vollbrecht to Love, his mother's last name, in honor of her sacrifices growing up. [3]

College career

Love was redshirted his first season at Wright State, spending the season trying to lose weight and get in shape by doing intensified workouts and going on a restricted diet. On January 7, 2018, Love scored 25 points and had 17 rebounds and five blocks in a win against Oakland, earning Horizon League freshman of the week honors. [4] As a freshman, he averaged 12.9 points and 9.8 rebounds per game on a team that finished 25-10 and reached the NCAA Tournament. [1] He was named Horizon League Freshman of the Year and Second Team All-Conference. As a sophomore, he averaged 15.1 points and 8.2 rebounds per game and had 12 double-doubles. Love was named to the First Team All-Horizon League and District 12 First Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. [5]

On November 9, 2019, Love had 26 points and 14 rebounds in an 85–62 win over Miami (OH). He fractured his elbow during a game against La Salle on November 26 and missed several weeks. [6] Love earned Horizon League player of the week honors on December 31 after a 22-point, 16-rebound performance against Green Bay. [7] Love had 21 points and nine rebounds during a win against Youngstown State on January 18, 2020, though coach Scott Nagy was upset with his performance. [8] He was named Horizon League player of the week on February 17, after contributing 24 points and nine rebounds in a win over UIC. [9] Love was named Horizon League player of the year at the conclusion of the regular season. [10] Love averaged 15.9 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. [11]

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Love with Wright State in 2019

On January 9, 2021, Love collected his 1,000th career rebound in a win over Youngstown State. [12] He scored a career-high 34 points and had 11 rebounds on January 30, in a 86-56 victory over Robert Morris Colonials. [13] As a senior, he averaged 16.6 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game, shooting 56.5 percent. Love garnered Horizon League player of the year honors for the second consecutive season. [14]

Professional career

On July 16, 2021, Love signed his first professional contract with Stade Rochelais of the Nationale Masculine 1 in France, but did not play for the team. [15] He was selected 10th overall in the 2021 NBA G League draft by the Texas Legends. [16] On January 31, 2022, Love was waived after suffering a season-ending knee injury. [17] [18]

On October 30, 2023, Love joined the Memphis Hustle. [19]

On April 4, 2024, Love signed with Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro of the Lega Basket Serie A. [20]

On May 13, 2024, Love signed with the Niagara River Lions of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. [21]

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  2. ↑ Armstrong, Rick (November 11, 2015). "Geneva's Loudon Love-Vollbrecht suffers torn ACL". Aurora Beacon-News . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  3. ↑ Archdeacon, Tom (November 9, 2016). "WSU's Love is death to backboards". Dayton Daily News . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. ↑ Archdeacon, Tom (January 10, 2020). "By any name, Wright State has a force in Love". Dayton Daily News . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Love Honored by NABC". Wright State Raiders . March 20, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  6. ↑ Archdeacon, Tom (December 14, 2019). "Raiders' Love hopes to return from fractured elbow this month". Dayton Daily News . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
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  12. ↑ Johnson Jr., Andre (January 9, 2021). "Loudon Love hits 1,000 rebound mark, Raiders win big". dayton247now.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Love scores 34 to lift Wright St. over Robert Morris 86-56". ESPN . Associated Press. January 30, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
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  15. ↑ Jablonski, David (July 16, 2021). "Wright State's Love to start pro career in Europe". Dayton Daily News . Retrieved July 29, 2021.
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  19. ↑ "Memphis Hustle announce 2023-24 training camp roster". NBA.com. October 30, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  20. ↑ "LA CARPEGNA PROSCIUTTO BASKET PESARO SI ACCORDA CON LOUDON LOVE". VictoriaLibertas.it (in Italian). April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  21. ↑ "River Lions Announce Signing of American Forward, Loudon Love". CEBL.ca. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
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