{"id":204426,"date":"2025-07-31T03:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T03:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/204426\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T03:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T03:47:10","slug":"caleb-love-named-to-u-of-a-mens-basketball-ring-of-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/204426\/","title":{"rendered":"Caleb Love named to U of A men\u2019s basketball Ring of Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Caleb Love, who cemented his legacy as a legendary Arizona Wildcat in 2025, officially has been named to the UA men\u2019s basketball Ring of Honor.<\/p>\n<p>Love, who averaged 17.6 points over two seasons at Arizona, is the 35th player to join the Ring of Honor. He qualified by virtue of being named the Pac-12 Player of the Year in 2023-24.<\/p>\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Arizona Men's Basketball vs. Iowa State\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full\" width=\"1738\" height=\"1192\" data- data- itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Wildcats gather together after guard Caleb Love (1) hit a last-second shot to push the game against Iowa State into overtime at McKale Center on Jan. 27, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>            Mamta Popat, Arizona Daily Star<\/p>\n<p>Love had a better statistical profile that season than this past one, but he distinguished himself in ways that UA fans won\u2019t soon forget.<\/p>\n<p>On Jan. 27 against then-No. 3-Iowa State, Love sank a <a href=\"https:\/\/tucson.com\/sports\/subscriber\/article_de423e80-dd8d-11ef-8096-037124974d5c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">60-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer<\/a> to tie the game and send it to overtime\u00a0\u2014 one of the most iconic shots in program history. In the OT period, he hit two more 3-pointers as the Wildcats rallied to defeat the Cyclones 86-75.<\/p>\n<p>\n                                People are also reading\u2026\n                            <\/p>\n<p>Love had two of his best, most efficient performances in the \u201925 NCAA Tournament. He scored 29 points with nine rebounds and five assists in Arizona\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/tucson.com\/sports\/subscriber\/article_5e29bca3-0b9f-4990-9207-e5196c8863f5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">87-83 victory over Oregon<\/a> to advance to the Sweet 16. Love then scored 35 points\u00a0\u2014 one shy of his career high\u00a0\u2014 in a 100-93 loss to Duke, the No. 1 seed in the East Regional.<\/p>\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"University of Arizona vs Duke, Sweet Sixteen\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full\" width=\"1820\" height=\"1139\" data- data- itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Arizona guard Caleb Love (1) and the Wildcat bench celebrate forcing Duke forward Cooper Flagg (2) and the Blue Devils into a turnover in the first half of their Sweet 16 game in the men\u2019s NCAA Tournament in Newark, N.J., on March 27, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>            Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star<\/p>\n<p>Love, who spent his first three seasons at North Carolina, finished his UA career averaging 4.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 33.6% from 3-point range and 86.2% from the foul line. He ranks 25th in college basketball history with 2,762 career points.<\/p>\n<p>Love made multiple All-American teams in 2023-24, including first team from ESPN and third team from the Associated Press. He also was a semifinalist for the Naismith College Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a blessing,\u201d Love said <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ArizonaMBB\/status\/1950715269145645477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">on social media<\/a> of entering the Ring of Honor. \u201cIf you look at all the pictures and the guys who are already in the Ring of Honor, it\u2019s a blessing to be in the conversation and up there with the greats that came before me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Love was not selected in the 2025 NBA Draft. He signed a two-way contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.<\/p>\n<p>To join the Ring of Honor, a player must meet one of the following criteria: being named a first-team All-American; earning a national player-of-the-year award; being named a conference player or freshman of the year; becoming Arizona\u2019s career leader in three or more statistical categories (and holding those records for at least five years); playing in the NBA for 10-plus seasons or being selected as an All-Star; winning an Olympic medal.<\/p>\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"University of Arizona vs Oregon second round\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full\" width=\"1775\" height=\"1167\" data- data- itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Arizona guard Caleb Love (1) gestures back to the bench after nailing a 3-pointer early in the second half against Oregon in their round-of-32 game in the men\u2019s NCAA Tournament in Seattle on March 23, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>            Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star<\/p>\n<p>Here are all 35 members of the UA Ring of Honor:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Bob Elliott, C, 1974-77<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Steve Kerr, G, 1984-88<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Sean Elliott, G\/F, 1986-89<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Jud Buechler, F, 1987-90<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Sean Rooks, C, 1989-92<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Chris Mills, F\/G, 1991-93<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Khalid Reeves, G, 1991-94<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Damon Stoudamire, G, 1992-95<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Miles Simon, G, 1995-98<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Jason Terry, G, 1996-99<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Mike Bibby, G, 1997-98<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Michael Wright, F, 1999-2001<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Richard Jefferson, F, 1999-2001<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Jason Gardner, G, 2000-03<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Luke Walton, F, 2000-03<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Salim Stoudamire, G, 2002-05<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Gilbert Arenas, G, 2000-01<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Channing Frye, C, 2002-05<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Chase Budinger, F, 2007-09<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Derrick Williams, F, 2010-11<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Andre Iguodala, F, 2003-04<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Aaron Gordon, F, 2014<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Nick Johnson, G, 2012-14<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Stanley Johnson, G, 2015<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Jerryd Bayless, G, 2008<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Deandre Ayton, F, 2018<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Al Fleming Jr., F, 1972-76<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Ernie McCray, C, 1956-60<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Bennedict Mathurin, G, 2020-22<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Christian Koloko, C, 2020-22<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Kenny Lofton, G, 1986-89<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0T.J. McConnell, G, 2013-15<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Caleb Love, G, 2023-25<\/p>\n<p>Contact sports reporter\/columnist Michael Lev at <a href=\"https:\/\/tucson.com\/sports\/college\/basketball\/wildcats\/men\/mailto:mlev@tucson.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mlev@tucson.com<\/a>. On X (Twitter): @michaeljlev. 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