Langston Love

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Langston Love
No. 13–Georgetown Hoyas
Position Shooting guard
League Big East Conference
Personal information
Born (2002-04-21) April 21, 2002 (age 23)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights

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

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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, Dariq Whitehead, 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
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeightCommit date
Langston Love
SG 		Universal City, TX Montverde Academy (FL)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)Jul 15, 2020 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  4 stars.svg     247Sports:  4 stars.svg     ESPN:  4 stars.svg    (89)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 56    247Sports: 37    ESPN: 28
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  • "2021 Baylor Bears Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

College career

On October 5, 2021, Love tore his ACL in a scrimmage and missed the season. [6] As a redshirt freshman, he averaged 6.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. [7] Love averaged 11 points and 2.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore. [8] As a junior, he averaged 8.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game. Following the season Love transferred to Georgetown. [9]

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. [10]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022–23 Baylor 30216.6.432.364.6912.2.8.4.16.3
2023–24 Baylor 24024.8.465.480.7832.91.2.4.211.0
2024–25 Baylor 201226.4.389.326.8922.81.2.7.28.9
Career741421.9.432.388.7762.61.00.5.28.5

References

  1. ↑ Cherry, Brian (July 15, 2020). "Baylor basketball lands highly ranked 2021 guard". Waco Tribune-Herald . Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. 1 2 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. ↑ Shelton, Cole (February 26, 2024). "Langston Love injury: Latest on Baylor guard's availability ahead of TCU matchup". Sportskeeda. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ Haag, Michael (March 21, 2024). "Baylor guard Langston Love out for first two rounds of NCAA Tournament, says Scott Drew". Dallas Morning News . Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  9. ↑ Morrison, Dan (April 2, 2025). "Baylor guard Langston Love commits to transfer to Georgetown". On3. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  10. ↑ Talbot, Nick (March 7, 2019). "Steele proves naysayers wrong in run to state tournament". San Antonio Express-News . Retrieved September 16, 2021.
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