Langston Hasan Love (born April 21, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the

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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

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and played alongside Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes,

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and Caleb Houstan. As a junior, he scored 18 points against

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during the Hoophall Classic. 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. Love was named to the roster of the Jordan Brand Classic.

Recruiting

Love was a consensus four-star recruit and one of the top

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s 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

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, Texas, UCLA, Kansas, Arkansas, Villanova, Illinois,

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, Texas A&M and Oklahoma State. Love became the highest-rated Baylor signee since

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committed in 2012, and the fourth-highest ranked prospect in program history.

College career

On October 5, 2021, It was announced that Love had torn his ACL in a scrimmage and would miss the season.

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.

References

External links

Baylor Bears bioMontverde Academy Eagles bioUSA Basketball bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Love, Langston 2002 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Texas Baylor Bears men's basketball players Montverde Academy alumni People from Cibolo, Texas Sportspeople from Greater San Antonio Shooting guards