Kevin Love

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Kevin Love

Love with the Timberwolves.
No. 42 - Minnesota Timberwolves
Center / Power forward
Personal information
Born	September 7, 1988 Santa Monica, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in
Listed weight	260 lbs
Career information
College	UCLA
NBA Draft	2008; Round: 1 / Pick: 5th
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Pro career	2008-present
League	NBA
Career history
2008-present	Minnesota Timberwolves
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2008) Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2007)
Kevin Love at NBA.com

Kevin Wesley Love (born September 7, 1988), is an American basketball player in the NBA at Power Forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Love was drafted 5th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies out of UCLA.

The son of Karen Love and 1970s NBA forward Stan Love, Kevin Love was born in Santa Monica, California in 1988, and moved with his family to Oregon at an early age.

High School

He attended Lake Oswego High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon, where he was ranked as one of the top players in the nation from the class of 2007. As a sophomore, he led Lake Oswego to the 2005 Oregon state high school basketball championship game, but the team lost to Jesuit High School 57-53. That summer, Love was the center of controversy when Nike removed him from its Portland Elite Legends AAU team because he had chosen to participate in the Reebok ABCD Camp against other top recruits such as Greg Oden. Love went on to play for the Southern California All-Stars, who compiled an unprecedented 45-0 record with Love, who garnered 4 MVP awards along the way.

In 2006, Love and the Lakers returned to the Oregon state championship, winning 59-57 over South Medford and fellow star recruit Kyle Singler. The two teams met again for the 2007 championship, but this time, Singler and South Medford defeated Lake Oswego 58-54. In that game, Love had 37 points and 15 rebounds, and finished his high school career as the all-time leading scorer in Oregon boys' basketball history with 2,628 points, despite missing half his sophomore season. The previous career scoring record had stood for 50 years.

UCLA

In July 2006, Love verbally committed to play college basketball at UCLA. Love, who has worn number 42 for his entire basketball career, received permission from Walt Hazzard to wear the same number with UCLA. UCLA retired Hazzard's number 42 in 1996. Since arriving at UCLA, Love has also regularly sought out retired Bruins coaching legend John Wooden for advice.

NBA

On June 26th, 2008, Love was drafted 5th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. However, his rights were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in an 8-player deal that included fellow draftee O.J. Mayo, who was drafted 3rd overall by Minnesota.

Minnesota Timberwolves current roster
	3. Lee | 4. W. Johnson | 5. Webster | 7. Williams 8. Beasley | 9. Rubio | 11. Barea | 13. Ridnour | 14. Pekovic | 15. Randolph | 22. Ellington | 31. Milicic | 42. Love | 44. Tolliver | 52. Brad Miller
Head cocah: Rick Adelman

Categories: College Players (Men) | High School Players (Boys) | UCLA Bruins | Lake Oswego High School (OR)