Caleb Love
- Pos CG
- Height 6-4
- Weight 205
Prospect Info
- High School Christian Brothers College
- City Saint Louis, MO
- Exp 2023 - ...
H.S. Scouting Report
Evaluated 03/29/2019
Projection
First RoundAt nearly 6-foot-3 with pretty good length, Love can play either guard spot and shows significant potential on the defensive end. A score-first point guard, he has the ability to put his team on his back as a bucket getter, or to be a facilitator. Right now, he is more comfortable taking shots than setting up teammates, but his passing has improved and he is doing a better job of running a team. Ultimately, it comes down to Love’s ability to run a team at the college level and beyond, but there is no doubt he can score. The requisite athleticism is absolutely there.
H.S. Athletic Background
Scored 926 points, made 127 threes and has 243 assists in 68 games • Averaged 13.6 points • Fifth highest free throw percentage in UNC history (.844) • Carolina is 15-0 when he scores 20 or more points • Career-high 30 points vs. UCLA, nine assists on 2/17/21 vs. Northeastern, and six 3FGs three times • Scored in double figures 49 times • Scored 20 or more points in three of five games against Duke, including 25 and 22 at Cameron and 28 in the Final Four (20.2 ppg vs. Duke).
PREP
The 2020 Gatorade High School Player of the Year in Missouri • Also the Mr. Show-Me Basketball and Class 5 Player of the Year by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association • Selected to play in the 2020 McDonald’s All-American Game, Jordan Brand Classic, Iverson Classic and Nike Hoop Summit • First-team all-state and two-time conference player of the year • St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Metro Player of the Year • Played for Coach Justin Tatum (the father of Boston Celtic Jayson Tatum) at Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis • Led the school to the 2020 state semifinals before the season was cut short due to the pandemic • As a senior, averaged 26.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists • Scored a career-best 42 points as a senior against East St. Louis High School, the defending Illinois 3A state champions • That was one of three 40-point games • As a junior, led Christian Brothers to the state finals while averaging 19.4 points • Second player from Christian Brothers to earn McDonald’s All-America honors (first since Larry Hughes, who played at Saint Louis University, in 1997) • Joined Hughes as the only players in school history to surpass 2,000 career points • Helped Christian Brothers win four district and two conference titles • Took part in minicamps for the 2019 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team.
PERSONAL
Born Caleb Khristopher Love on Sept. 27, 2001, in St. Louis, Mo. • Son of Dennis Love and Alecia Thompson • His dad played college football • Honors student • Also played football, bowls and plays mini-golf • Majoring in exercise and sport science in the sport administration program.