| Personal information | |
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| Born | Houston, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1977: 2nd round, 38th overall pick |
| Selected by the Golden State Warriors | |
| Position | Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 1978–1979 | Maine Lumberjacks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball Reference  | |
Ricky Love is an American former basketball player. He played collegiately for the Phillips Haymakers and the Alabama–Huntsville Chargers, which were both university teams in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). During his senior season with the Chargers, Love was named a second-team NAIA All-American. He ranks 14th in total points scored for the Chargers, which is the highest for a two-year player at Alabama–Huntsville. Love holds the Chargers record for most blocks in a game with 7 during a December 13, 1976 performance against the Spring Hill Badgers.
Love was selected by the Golden State Warriors as the 38th overall pick in the 1977 NBA draft but never played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Love did play a season in the Continental Basketball Association CBA, averaging 12.1 points and 5.7 rebounds in 46 games for the Maine Lumberjacks in the 1978–79 season.
References
- "Charger Basketball Building Tradition". Decatur Daily. March 27, 1977. p. 26. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- "Men's Basketball Individual Honors and Awards". UAH Athletics. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- "Men's Basketball Individual Career Records". UAH Athletics. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- "Men's Basketball Individual Game Records". UAH Athletics. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- "1979–80 Continental Basketball Association Official Guide, page 40". Continental Basketball Association. Fall 1979.
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| 1977 NBA draft | |
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| First round | |
| Second round | |