MILLER ON LOVE:"Jason Love is one of the most responsible, hard-working, dedicated kids that I have ever coached. He improves by leaps and bounds every off season because of his approach to becoming the best he can be. A year ago he was a key part to our team's success. He gave us a defensive presence and exceptional offensive rebounding ability to compliment the strengths of his teammates. This season, Jason will be an improved scorer in addition to his strengths as a defender and rebounder. He is developing into an excellent front court player. He will be one of our veteran leaders that we will count on every day." 2007-08...scored in double figures in eight games, including 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds in the Atlantic 10 Semifinal versus Saint Joseph's...had his first career double-double with 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field to go with a career-high and game-high 10 rebounds against George Washington at Cintas Center...scored 12 points to go with six rebounds in the Duquesne win...had 10 points in the win over La Salle and a career-high 13 points at Temple...led XU in rebounding nine times as a sophomore, including a game-high and career-high tying 10 rebounds in the win over West Virginia on Thursday...had a team-high nine rebounds in the win at Rhode Island and a game-high eight-rebounds in the win over Saint Joseph's at Cintas Center...made his first 21 career starts in the last 26 games...one of his greatest areas of improvement over the last 26 games has come at the free-throw line...hit 65.2 percent (58-of-89) from the free-throw line in the last 25 games after hitting just 9-of-22 (.409) from the free-throw line for the first 11 games...has put in a lot of extra work before and after practice with extra shooting...for the season he played in all 37 games, averaging 6.0 ppg. and 5.5 rpg. in 18.0 minutes per game...led the team and was seventh in the Atlantic 10 Conference in offensive rebounding at 2.4 per game...Love, who is 6-9 and 255 pounds, has shed 30 pounds since coming to Xavier while getting stronger every day in XU's strength and conditioning program...has earned a look in the post but it hasn't come without some hard work and discipline. CAREER NIGHTS FOR LOVE...grabbed a career-high tying 10 rebounds in the win over West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal...scored a career-high 13 points at Temple...grabbed a career-high and game-high 10 rebounds against George Washington at Cintas Center...grabbed eight rebounds and scored a then career-high nine points to go with a career-high three blocked shots against Tennessee (Dec. 22) followed by a then career-high 10 points to go with a then career-high tying 9 rebounds against Delaware State in his first career start (Dec. 28)...on New Year's Eve night he made his second start and had a then career-high 11 points to go with seven rebounds in a then career-high tying 23 minutes against Michael Beasley and Kansas State...had a team-high eight rebounds in a then career-high 23 minutes at Arizona State on Dec. 15. 2006-07...SPREADING THE LOVE...played in 12 of the last 16 games, averaging 4.8 minutes per game, while hitting 5-of-7 from the field...sustained a laceration on his left knee at practice on January 29 but amazingly was back in action on February 3 against Charlotte...reaggravated the injury and was forced to sit out two more games before returning to action for seven of the last eight games...scored four points, grabbed a career-high four rebounds and had a block in a career-high 13 minutes against Charlotte...had three rebounds and two blocks in 12 minutes against Saint Louis...made a big impact when head coach Sean Miller called on him at St. Bonaventure due to injury and foul problems...scored a career-high six points to go with three rebounds in nine minutes played...made the most of his four minutes of action against Western Carolina on December 2, hitting both of his shots from the field en route to career highs of five points, three rebounds, one block and one steal. HIGH SCHOOL...averaged 14.0 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.0 blocks while shooting 58 percent from the field as a senior...led his team to a 25-2 record, earning a No. 5 ranking by the Philadelphia Daily News...2005-06 First Team All-Montgomery County "Super 10"...three-time First Team All-Friends League selection...averaged 13.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.0 blocks a game as a junior, while earning Second Team All-Montgomery County honors and leading his team to a 19-10 record...an honorable mention high school All-American (Street & Smith's) prior to his senior season...basketball coach: Steve Chadwin. PERSONAL...undecided on a major...born September 15, 1987 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...father is Wendell Love.
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