Langston Love
American basketball player (born 2002)
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Langston Hasan Love (born April 21, 2002) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears and the Georgetown Hoyas.
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| Born | April 21, 2002 Universal City, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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| NBA draft | 2026: undrafted |
| Position | Shooting guard |
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 Montverde Academy and played alongside Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes, Moses Moody, Day'Ron Sharpe, Dariq Whitehead, and Caleb Houstan.[1] As a junior, he scored 18 points against McEachern High School during the Hoophall Classic.[2] 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.[3] Love was named to the roster of the Jordan Brand Classic.[4]
Recruiting
Love was a consensus four-star recruit and one of the top shooting guards 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 Stanford, Texas, UCLA, Kansas, Arkansas, Villanova, Illinois, Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Oklahoma State.[2] Love became the highest-rated Baylor signee since Isaiah Austin committed in 2012, and the fourth-highest ranked prospect in program history.[5]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Langston Love SG |
Universal City, TX | Montverde Academy (FL) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 15, 2020 | |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN: (89) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 56 247Sports: 37 ESPN: 28 | ||||||
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College career
Baylor
On October 5, 2021, Love tore his ACL in a scrimmage and missed the season.[6] As a redshirt freshman, he averaged 6.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.[7] Love averaged 11 points and 2.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[8] He was hampered by ankle injuries during his junior season, forcing him to miss eight games. As a junior, he averaged 8.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game.[9]
Georgetown
Following his junior season Love transferred to Georgetown.[10] He followed in the footsteps of fellow Cibolo native Micah Peavy, who had transferred to Georgetown the previous season before being drafted into the NBA.[11]
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.[12]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2021–22 | Baylor | Redshirt  | ||||||||||
| 2022–23 | Baylor | 30 | 2 | 16.6 | .432 | .364 | .691 | 2.2 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 6.3 |
| 2023–24 | Baylor | 24 | 0 | 24.8 | .465 | .480 | .783 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .4 | .2 | 11.0 |
| 2024–25 | Baylor | 20 | 12 | 26.4 | .389 | .326 | .892 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .7 | .2 | 8.9 |
| 2025–26 | Georgetown | 22 | 1 | 12.3 | .386 | .250 | .800 | 1.6 | .5 | .1 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Career | 96 | 15 | 19.7 | .427 | .371 | .779 | 2.4 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 7.3 | |