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James Love III

Position:
F
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
High School:
American Heritage

EMU: 2020-21: Appeared in five games, making two starts for the Eagles...Averaged 2.4 rebounds and 1.2 points per game, while playing 8.2 minutes a contest...Earned first EMU start against Toledo (Dec. 4)...Recorded career highs in rebounds (7) and points (6) against Olivet (Dec. 27)...Pulled down five boards versus in-state rival Central Michigan (Dec. 29)...KANSAS STATE: 2019-20: Injured for much of the season, playing in one game (Mississippi State) before having Surgery on February 6 and missing the remainder of the season…2018-19: Played in 19 games, averaging 2.6 minutes per game off the bench...Matched his career-high in minutes played with 15 against West Virginia (Jan. 9)...Also played double-digit minutes in the win at West Virginia (Feb. 18)…Scored in 3 games, posting a season-high 2 points 3 times (Eastern Kentucky, Penn and Marquette)…Saw action in 9 games in Big 12 play, averaging 4.0 per game...2017-18: Saw action in 15 games, averaging 4.6 minutes per game off the bench...Played a season-best 15 minutes in a win at Texas (Feb. 7)…Scored in 4 games, including a season-high 6 points at Texas…Posted 5 blocked shots, including a season-high 2 at Oklahoma State (Feb. 14)…2016-17: Missed season after suffering a broken foot in late October…EUROPEAN TOUR (2016): Helped the Wildcats to a 3-2 record during their tour of Italy and Switzerland (August 8-19)...Saw action in all 5 games...Averaged 2.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game...Scored a tour-high 6 points vs. the Italian Select Team (Aug. 13) to go with 6 rebounds…HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at American Heritage High School for Coach Brent Maffett and was considered one of the top players in the state of Florida by a number of recruiting services, including No. 23 by 247Sports...Led the Patriots to a Region 4 title in 2016 with a 16-7 overall record…Named honorable mention to the Miami Herald and Florida Sun-Sentinel All-Broward County 8A-5A teams…Averaged 10 points, 13 rebounds and five block per game as a senior and was voted American Heritage’s Defensive Player of the Year…PERSONAL: Full Name: James Kelly Love III…Son of James Love Jr. and Crystal Jerels…Has one Brother, Jacob and three sisters, Kelly, Ashley, and Alicia…Father played football at North Carolina for head coaches Mack Brown and Carl Torbush from 1994-97, helping the Tar Heels to 36 wins and four bowl games, while playing alongside notable future NFL players Dre Bly, Greg Ellis, Vonnie Holiday, and Jeff Saturday…Earned a bachelor’s degree in human development and family science in May 2020…Major: Human development and family science.