Jason Love | |
Position: | Assistant coach |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lb: | 264 |
League: | NBA |
Team: | Milwaukee Bucks |
Birth Date: | 15 September 1987 |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Abington Friends School (Jenkintown, Pennsylvania) |
College: | Xavier (2006–2010) |
Draft Year: | 2010 |
Career Position: | Power forward / center |
Career Start: | 2011 |
Career End: | 2023 |
Coach Start: | 2023 |
Years1: | 2011–2012 |
Years2: | 2012–2013 |
Years3: | 2013–2015 |
Team3: | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
Years4: | 2015 |
Team4: | Maccabi Kiryat Gat |
Years5: | 2015–2016 |
Team5: | Limburg United |
Years6: | 2016 |
Team6: | TED Ankara Kolejliler |
Years7: | 2016–2017 |
Team7: | Khimik |
Years8: | 2017 |
Team8: | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
Years9: | 2018–2023 |
Team9: | Unión de Santa Fe |
Cteam1: | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) |
Cyears2: | –present |
Cteam2: | Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) |
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Jason Sidney Love (born September 15, 1987) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball at Xavier University.
Love went undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft. In July 2011, he signed with VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster of Belgium for the 2011–12 season.[1]
In June 2012, he signed with Antwerp Giants for the 2012–13 season.[2]
In June 2013, he signed with Belfius Mons-Hainaut for the 2013–14 season.[3] In December 2013, he was named Eurocup MVP for Round 9.[4] In July 2014, he re-signed with Belfius Mons-Hainaut for one more season.[5]
On August 15, 2015, Love signed with Maccabi Kiryat Gat of the Israeli Premier League.[6] On December 22, 2015, he left Kiryat Gat and returned to Belgium where he signed with Limburg United for the rest of the season.[7]
On September 27, 2016, Love signed with TED Ankara Kolejliler for the 2016–17 season.[8] In November 2016, he left TED Ankara after appearing in six games.[9] In early December 2016, he signed with Ukrainian club Khimik for the rest of the season.[10] On October 23, 2017, he re-signed with Khimik.[11] On December 12, 2017, he left Khimik and signed a one-month deal with Belfius Mons-Hainaut.[12] On March 10, 2018, Love signed with Unión de Santa Fe.[13]
In 2023, Love was hired by the Philadelphia 76ers as part of Nick Nurse's coaching staff. The following year, he became an assistant for the Milwaukee Bucks under head coach Doc Rivers.[14]