Jermaine Love

Jermaine Love-Roberts (born March 27, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A. A 6'3", 186 lbs combo guard, Love played for Prairie State College (where he became the school's first All-America selection in men's basketball) and at University of Illinois at Springfield before going overseas to Lithuania to play for BC Palanga and BC Vilnius of the National Basketball League.

Jermaine Love
No. 6 – Élan Chalon
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1989-03-27) March 27, 1989[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
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014BC Palanga
2014–2015MRU Perlas
2015–2016Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2016–2017Nevėžis Kėdainiai
2017–2018Trefl Sopot
2018–2019Holargos
2019–2020Scaligera Verona
2020Kolossos Rodou
2020Hapoel Holon
2020–2022PAOK Thessaloniki
2022–2023Nizhny Novgorod
2023–presentÉlan Chalon
Career highlights and awards

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

On September 27, 2014, Love joined MRU Vilnius in Lithuania.[4]

On August 24, 2015 he moved to the first division, signing with Lietkabelis Panevėžys.[5] On August 12, 2016 Love moved to BC Nevėžis.[6]

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.

On July 4, 2018, Love joined Holargos of the Greek Basket League.[8]

After starting the 2019-2020 campaign with Italian club Scaligera Verona, Love returned to Greece and signed with Kolossos Rodou on January 22, 2020, replacing the injured Donovan Jackson. He then finished out the season with Israeli club Hapoel Holon and averaged 11.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists.

On July 31, 2020, Love signed with PAOK of the Greek Basket League.[9] On July 3, 2021, Love renewed his contract with the Greek club. During the 2021-22 campaign, in a total of 22 league games, he averaged 14 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1 steal, playing around 27 minutes per contest. He also served as the team's captain. On July 5, 2022, Love parted ways with PAOK.

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.
  9. "PAOK Thessaloniki signs Jermaine Love". Sportando. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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