Kevin Love

Lake Oswego High School

Lakeridge,

Oregon

Impact Statement

“Take your time. It’s the biggest decision of your young life.”
-Kevin Love, on college recruiting

Biography

The 6-foot-10 power forward led Lake Oswego to the 2005 Class 6A state championship and scored 813 points, a state record for a junior. He exceeded that as a senior, averaging 33 points, 17 rebounds, four assists and three blocks per game while shooting 67 per cent from the field as he led the Lakers back to the state title game.

His 2,628 career points broke the state record that had stood for 50 years, and he became the first Oregon boys player to earn state Player of the Year honors three times. Love, whose father, Stan, played for the NBA’s Baltimore Bullets and Los Angeles Lakers, was the Gatorade National Player of the Year, and also was named Player of the Year by Parade magazine and USA Today. He will attend UCLA.

Love played for UCLA one season and led the Bruins to the Final Four. He was named the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year.

In 2008, Love was the 5th pick in the first round at the NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Love played with the Timberwolves until 2014 when he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was part of the 2016 Championship team that ended Cleveland’s 52 year drought.

In addition, Love won a Gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games. He also won Gold at the FIBA Games in Turkey in 2010.

In June of 2020, Love was honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPY’s. This award is presented to an individual(s) whose contributions “transcend sports”.