Stan Love (basketball)
Stanley S. Love (born April 9, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player. He is the father of basketball player Kevin Love and the younger brother of Beach Boys member Mike Love. During the late 1970s, Stan was also employed as a bodyguard, trainer, and assistant to band member Brian Wilson, the Loves' cousin.
Love in 1972 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 9, 1949 Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Morningside (Inglewood, California) |
| College | Oregon (1968–1971) |
| NBA draft | 1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall |
| Selected by the Baltimore Bullets | |
| Playing career | 1971–1975 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 13, 34 |
| Career history | |
| 1971–1973 | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1973–1975 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1975 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
| Points | 1,579 (6.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 929 (3.9 rpg) |
| Assists | 181 (0.8 apg) |
| Love Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Background
Love grew up in Baldwin Hills in West Los Angeles and was the fourth of six children to Milt, a union sheet metal worker, and Glee Love, a singer. His older brother is Mike Love. Mike, along with cousins Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, later formed the Beach Boys.[1]
Basketball career
A 6'9" forward, Love graduated from Morningside High School (where he was a center in his senior year),[2] Inglewood, California, then played collegiately for the Oregon Ducks from 1968 to 1971.
Love was the 9th pick in the 1971 NBA draft, chosen by the Baltimore Bullets. He was also selected by the Dallas Chaparrals in the 1971 ABA Draft.[3] He had also been selected in the 1970 ABA Draft by the Texas Chaparrals while still an underclassman.[4]
Love had a four-year professional career with Baltimore, the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, and the San Antonio Spurs, then of the American Basketball Association. He retired from the sport in 1975, with per-game averages of 6.6 points (on 0.440 FG and 0.751 FT), 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 fouls for 14.7 minutes in 239 career games.[5]
Love was inducted into the University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame in 1994.
Caretaker to Brian Wilson
In the late 1970s, Love, alongside professional model Rocky Pamplin, was employed as a full-time "keeper" to Brian Wilson, in an effort to make Brian more productive for The Beach Boys, often by physical force. In 1982, Love and Pamplin were fined $750 and placed on six months' probation for a home invasion and assault on Dennis Wilson[6] In 1990, Love filed a petition to be appointed as Brian Wilson's conservator,[7] partly resulting in the court-ordered severing of personal and financial ties between Wilson and his therapist Eugene Landy in 1991.[8]
Personal life and post-basketball career
Love married in 1986.[1] He is the father of NBA champion Kevin Love, currently a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers.[9] Love currently resides in Lake Oswego, Oregon.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Eggers, Kerry (2019-07-09). "Stan Love: Life is good. I've been lucky". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
- ^ . Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ^ . Basketballreference.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ^ "Stan Love NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- ^ Steven Gaines (Oct 21, 1986). "Beach Boy drummer 'goes for it' and ends up beat up". The Spokesman-Review Spokane Chronicle.
- ^ Robert Hilburn (Oct 13, 1991). "Landy's Account of the Wilson Partnership". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Chuck Philips (Dec 6, 1991). "Beach Boy Wilson Settles Suit on Will". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Tim Leighton (Jan 7, 2007). "Love shows skills, poise at shootout". St. Paul Pioneer Press.
External links
Media related to Stan Love at Wikimedia Commons
- BasketballReference.com: Stan Love
- . Sports Illustrated (SI.com) Jan 9, 2007
- September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Carlin, Peter Ames. Catch A Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson. 1st. Emmaus, Pennsylvania: Rodale, 2006.