Jermaine Love

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Jermaine Love
No. 22 – ONVO Büyükçekmece
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueBasketbol Süper Ligi
Personal information
Born (1989-03-27) March 27, 1989 (age 36)[1]
Chicago Heights, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolRich East (Park Forest, Illinois)
College
PAOK Thessaloniki
2022–2023Nizhny Novgorod
2023Élan Chalon
2023–2024Peristeri
2024–presentBüyükçekmece Basketbol
Career highlights and awards

Jermaine Love-Roberts (born March 27, 1989) is an American professional

.

High school

Love attended Rich East High School, in Park Forest, Illinois, where he played high school basketball. He earned All-Conference honors in basketball at Rich East, and was also a member of the conference champions in track and field as well.[2]

College career

Love played college basketball at the Prairie State College, from 2008 to 2010 and at the Illinois-Springfield from 2010 to 2012. As a senior, he averaged 16.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.[3]

Professional career

Perlas Vilnius (2014–2015)

On September 27, 2014, Love joined

MRU Vilnius in Lithuania.[4]

Lietkabelis Panevėžys (2015–2016)

On August 24, 2015, Love moved to the

Nevėžis (2016–2017)

On August 12, 2016, Love moved to Nevėžis.[6]

Trefl Sopot (2017–2018)

The next year, after a successful tryout, he joined Trefl Sopot of the PLK.[7] With Trefl Sopot, he went on to average 13.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3 assists per game.[citation needed]

Holargos (2018–2019)

On July 4, 2018, Love joined

Greek Basket League.[8]

Scaligera Verona (2019–2020)

Love started the 2019–20 campaign with the

. However, he left the club in January.

Kolossos Rodou (2020)

Love returned to Greece, and signed with Kolossos Rodou, on January 22, 2020, replacing the injured Donovan Jackson.[9]

Hapoel Holon (2020)

Love finished out the 2019–20 season with the

Israeli Super League club Hapoel Holon, with which he averaged 11.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.[10]

PAOK Thessaloniki (2016–2021)

On July 31, 2020, Love signed with

Greek Basket League.[11] On July 3, 2021, Love renewed his contract with the Greek club. During the 2021–22 campaign, in a total of 22 domestic Greek league games, he averaged 14 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1 steal, while playing around 27 minutes per contest. He also served as the team's captain
.

Peristeri (2023–2024)

On December 18, 2023, Love returned to Greece, signing with Peristeri of the Basketball Champions League.[12]

Büyükçekmece Basketbol (2024–present)

On July 30, 2024, he signed with Büyükçekmece Basketbol of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[13]

On October 15, 2024, Love was awarded the Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for Round 2. He had 30 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists for his team to beat Türk Telekom B.K..[14]

References

  1. ^ "JERMAINE LOVE-ROBERTS basketball profile".
  2. ^ Jermaine Love Illinois–Springfield Prairie Stars.
  3. ^ Jermaine Love-Roberts RealGM.com Profile.
  4. ^ "Jermaine Love-Roberts joins Vilnius". court-side.com. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  5. ^ ""Lietkabelis" stiprinasi NKL žibėjusiu amerikiečiu".
  6. ^ "J.Love'as iš "Lietkabelio" keliasi į "Nevėžį"".
  7. ^ Jermaine Love PKL Profile
  8. ^ "Jermaine Love inks with Holargos BC". a1basket.gr. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (2020-01-21). "Jermaine Love leaves Verona, signs with Kolossos Rhodes - Sportando". Sportando. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  10. ^ Skerletic, Dario (2020-05-17). "Hapoel Holon ink Jermaine Love - Sportando". Sportando. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  11. ^ "PAOK Thessaloniki signs Jermaine Love". Sportando. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  12. ^ "Spanoulis recruits Jermaine Love at Peristeri". Eurohoops. 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  13. ^ @BuyukcekmeceBK (July 30, 2024). "Ailemize Hoş Geldin Jermaine Love" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Love number one in Turkey BSL for round 2". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.