Kevin Love Biography

Fast Facts

• While playing for the UCLA Bruins, he set the freshman record for points scored in a single season
• Was named the 2007 Naismith High School Player of the Year
• Was named the Gatorade National Male Athlete of the Year in 2007
• Is the son of former Baltimore Bullet player Stan Love
• His aunt, Kathleen McCartney Hearst, won the Ironman Triathlon in 1982 and was later inducted into the U․S․ Triathlon Hall of Fame
• Is the nephew of Beach Boys member Mike Love
• Was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies as the fifth overall pick of the 2008 NBA Draft
• Best known as a professional basketball player who plays power forward
• Was a college dorm roommate of fellow NBA player Russell Westbrook