Caleb Love Is Going From Playing On The East Coast To Playing On The West Coast Because He Is Transferring To Arizona Following Playing Freshman, Sophomore, Junior Seasons At North Carolina

As a freshman at North Carolina in 2020-2021,

Caleb Love was ACC All-Freshman team • Led UNC in assists (104) and was second in scoring (10.5 per game), steals (34) and three-pointers (34) • Two-time ACC Freshman of the Week (for his play against Wake Forest/NC State and at Duke) • One of three players to win Freshman of the Week multiple times and the only player to do twice during conference play • Led UNC in scoring five times (UNC went 4-1 in those games) • Averaged 11.8 ppg in UNC’s 18 wins • Scored in double figures 16 times with a high of 25 at Duke • Scored in double figures in six of the last seven games • Season-high four three-pointers at Duke • Made 13 threes in the last six games • Had more assists than turnovers in 14 games • Season-high nine assists vs. Northeastern and an ACC-best seven in both games against Duke • Was ninth in the ACC in assists in league play • Led the team in field goal and three-point attempts • Took 90 more field goal attempts than any other Tar Heel • Made at least 50 percent of his field goal attempts four times (Wake Forest, Duke twice and Louisville) • Second on the team in free throw percentage (.808) • Shot 82.1 percent from the FT line in the 18 wins.

Caleb Love first turnover-free game against Wisconsin in the NCAA first round • One of four UNC freshmen to score in double figures (15), made three 3FGs and had a season-best A/TO ratio of 6/1 in the ACC Tourney win over Notre Dame • Scored 18 points, had seven assists and led a Tar Heel offense that shot 55.4 percent from the floor and totaled 91 points in the 91-73 win over Duke • Became first Tar Heel to score at least 18 points and have seven assists in two games against Duke in the same season • Hit two threes in the first half as UNC raced out to a 22-point lead, then scored 10 of his 18 in the second half • Had three second-half steals, made 6 of 6 FTs and scored eight of his 12 points in the second half in the win over Florida State • Season-high nine assists vs. Northeastern (most by a Tar Heel all season) • Game and season highs in points (25), field goals (9), assists (7) and three-pointers (4) at Duke – first Tar Heel ever to score 25 and have seven assists at Duke (and the third Tar Heel with Charlie Scott and Phil Ford to do that vs. Duke in any game) • Was 5 for 8 FG, including 3 for 4 from three, and scored 15 points with six assists in the second half at Duke • Scored 10 of UNC’s final 22 points (and had two assists), including a driving layup with 3:46 to play that broke a 79-all tie and a three-pointer with 1:54 left that extended UNC’s lead to seven • Made both free throws with 0:58 remaining to give UNC an 87-83 lead • Won his first defensive player of the game award at Clemson • Season-best assist/turnover ratio in the win at Pittsburgh, when he had five assists and only one turnover • Led UNC offense that shot 60.7 percent in the second half and 52.5 for the game • Three-pointer with 2:59 to play halted a 15-4 Panther run that cut UNC’s lead from 16 to five and proved to be the final field goal of the game for either team • Scored eight points and had four assists in the first half as UNC built a 10-lead in its win over NC State (finished with 15 points, his third straight game in double figures) • Season-high 20 points against Wake Forest (became the second Tar Heel to score 20 in a game in 2020-21) • Made a season-best 7 for 12 from the floor (first time better than 50 percent), including 2 for 3 from three • Committed two turnovers in the first five minutes vs. the Deacons, then did not commit another until there were 28 seconds to play • Key three with seconds to play in the first half that sent UNC to intermission trailing by just two • Season-high three 3FGs at Florida State • Scored 11 points vs. the Seminoles, his first double-figure scoring effort since 12/22 at NC State • Three-pointer from the left wing with 1:42 to play cut Miami’s lead to one in UNC’s 67-65 win • Three-pointer with 7:16 to play came just after Notre Dame built a seven-point lead, the Irish’s largest of the second half, and started a 9-0 Tar Heel run • Made two 3FGs at Georgia Tech, his first threes in four games • Matched his season-high six assists and had his best A/TO ratio (6:2) since the season opener in the win over Kentucky • Scored nine of his 12 points, handed out all four of his assists and had two steals in the second half in the win over NC Central • Scored 12 of his team-high 16 points in the second half vs. Stanford • Blocked three shots against UNLV • Became the eighth freshman to start at the point in Roy Williams’ 18 seasons at UNC • Led UNC with 17 points vs. Charleston • Went 8 for 8 from the free throw line, the best performance ever by a Tar Heel in his first game (Danny Green went 6 for 6 as a freshman in the 2005-06 opener vs. Gardner-Webb) • Became the seventh UNC freshman point guard to play 25 or more minutes in his first game (with Phil Ford, Kenny Smith, Ed Cota, Raymond Felton, Marcus Paige and Cole Anthony) • His 17 points are the second most among those seven players (Anthony had 34 in 2019-20) and he is the only player with only one turnover (Kenny Smith had two vs. Missouri in the 1982-83 opener).

As a sophomore at North Carolina in 2021-2022,

Caleb Love averaged 18.8 points in the 2022 NCAA Tournament • Tied Brady Manek for the most points by any players in the tournament • Three highest scoring games of the season came in the NCAA Tourney (30 vs. UCLA, 28 vs. Duke, 23 vs. Marquette) • Earned All-Final Four and All-East Regional honors • Honorable mention All-ACC • UNC’s Co-Most Improved Player (Danny Green Award) • Scored 621 points, becoming the eighth Tar Heel sophomore to score 600 in a season (joining Michael Jordan, Joseph Forte, Tyler Hansbrough, Antawn Jamison, Jerry Stackhouse, Harrison Barnes, Wayne Ellington) • Led UNC free throw percentage (.863), was second in scoring (15.9), three-pointers (93), assists (139) and steals (37) and is third in three-point percentage (.360) • Top 10 in the ACC in scoring (9th), assists (10th), free throw percentage (3rd) and three-pointers (7th) • Made 93 three-pointers, tied for the sixth most in a season by a Tar Heel, including 19 in the NCAA Tournament, tied for third most in UNC’s NCAA Tournament history • Made 40 consecutive free throws from 2/16-3/11, the second-longest streak in UNC history (one off Jeff Lebo’s 1989 record) and the 10th-longest streak in ACC history • Led UNC in scoring 12 times (UNC 11-1) • Scored 20 or more points 13 times (UNC 13-0) with a high of 30 in the Sweet 16 vs. UCLA • Averaged 17.4 points, shot 39.9% from three and had 114 assists/76 turnovers in UNC’s wins and 11.7 ppg, 23.3 3FG%, 25 assists/30 turnovers in the losses • Made multiple three-pointers 27 times (UNC 23-4) • Career-high six threes vs. Florida State, Marquette and UCLA • More assists than turnovers 24 times (UNC 20-4) • UNC was 14-0 when he had five or more assists • Averaged a team-high 34.1 minutes.

As a junior at North Carolina in 2022-2023 season,

Caleb Love averaged 16.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists while shooting 38.7%.

Though,

That is all the points, rebounds, assists Caleb Love would average for North Carolina because Caleb Love is entering his name into the transfer portal following playing his freshman, sophomore, junior seasons at North Carolina because he is entering his name into the transfer portal following playing his freshman, sophomore, junior seasons for North Carolina.

Caleb Love had this to say about entering his name into transfer portal!

I’ve taken sometime with my family to re-evaluate what’s best for me to continue to grow as a player and I’ve decided to enter the transfer portal to continue my journey.

According to Jeff Borzello article on esnapp

Caleb Love is going from playing on the East Coast to the West Coast because he is transferring to Arizona following playing freshman, sophomore seasons, junior seasons at North Carolina originally Ca committing to Michigan before reentering transfer portal because his credits didn’t transfer.

At Arizona Caleb Love is going to be playing for Arizona Head Coach Tommy Lloyd who had this to say about his newest addition to his roster for 2023-2024 season!

Caleb is a tremendously talented guard who has significant experience playing college basketball at a high level . We look forward to helping grow his game at Arizona. And as we near the completion of the roster for the upcoming season , we feel great about how everything has come together . Now its time for the real work to start

According to Jeff Borzello article on esnapp