Love Named UD Men's Basketball Team MVP

IRVING, Texas – Jai Love (St. Louis, Mo.) was named the Team MVP for the University of Dallas men's basketball team for the 2020-21 season. The honor is voted on by student-athletes. This is the second time and year in a row Love was granted the accolade.

Love was the top scorer for Dallas this season with 157 points (14.3 ppg). He also held the top spot on the squad in assists (49) and steals (17). In 11 games, Love was the only player to start all of them. He eclipsed double-digits in points in nine games, including starting the year with a personal-best 28 points on 11-for-15 free throw shooting at Austin College (Jan. 15). There were three games that the junior point guard totaled at least 20 points.

Love shot 41 percent from the field and his 41.7 three-point field goal percentage ranked fourth in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) and the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). Love was named All-SCAC First Team.