Stan Love (basketball)

Stan Love
Love in 1972
Personal information
Born(1949-04-09)April 9, 1949
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedApril 27, 2025(2025-04-27) (aged 76)
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolMorningside (Inglewood, California)
CollegeOregon (1968–1971)
NBA draft1971: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Drafted byBaltimore Bullets
Playing career1971–1975
PositionPower forward
Number13, 34
Career history
19711973Baltimore Bullets
19731975Los Angeles Lakers
1975San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights
  • 2× First-team All-Pac-8 (1970, 1971)
  • Second-team All-Pac-8 (1969)
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points1,579 (6.6 ppg)
Rebounds929 (3.9 rpg)
Assists181 (0.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference

Stanley S. Love (April 9, 1949 – April 27, 2025) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA). He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks.

Love was the father of basketball player Kevin Love and the younger brother of Beach Boys singer Mike Love. During the late 1970s, Stan was also employed as a bodyguard, trainer, and assistant to the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, the Loves' cousin.