Stanley S. Love (born April 9, 1949 in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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) is a retired American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player. A 6' 9" forward, Love graduated from Morningside High School

Morningside High School

Morningside High is a public high school in Inglewood, California.-History:In 1951, the first two classes of students came to the Morningside Park area of Inglewood to attend the new Morningside High School. Incoming 9th graders came from the surrounding junior high schools, and a class of 10th...

, Inglewood, California

Inglewood, California

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, then played collegiately for the University of Oregon

University of Oregon

-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...

 Ducks

Oregon Ducks

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 from 1968 to 1971.

Love was the 9th pick in the 1971 NBA Draft

1971 NBA Draft

The 1971 NBA Draft was the 25th annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on March 29, 1971 before the 1971–72 season. In this draft, 17 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players...

, chosen by the Baltimore Bullets

Washington Wizards

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. He was also selected by the Dallas Chaparrals

Dallas Chaparrals

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 in the 1971 ABA Draft. He had also been selected in the 1970 ABA Draft by the Texas Chaparrals while still an underclassman.

Love had a four-year professional career with Baltimore and the Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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 of the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

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, and the San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs

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, then of the American Basketball Association

American Basketball Association

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. He retired from the sport in 1975, with per-game averages of 6.6 points (on 0.440 FG and 0.751 FT), 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 fouls for 14.7 minutes in 239 career games.

Love was inducted into the University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame in 1994.

Love is the father of basketball player Kevin Love, and the younger brother of Beach Boys founding member Mike Love

Mike Love

Michael Edward "Mike" Love is an American singer/songwriter and musician with The Beach Boys. He was a founding member of the band along with his cousins Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, and their friend Al Jardine, and continues to perform with the band to the present day...

. He is the cousin of Beach Boys Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson

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, Carl Wilson

Carl Wilson

Carl Dean Wilson was an American rock and roll singer and guitarist, best known as a founding member, lead guitarist and sometime lead vocalist of The Beach Boys...

, and Dennis Wilson

Dennis Wilson

Dennis Carl Wilson was an American rock and roll musician best known as a founding member and the drummer of The Beach Boys. He was a member of the group from its formation until his death in 1983...

. In the mid-1970s and 1980s, Love was employed as a full-time bodyguard and assistant to Brian Wilson, working to re-acclimate the troubled musician to daily life and keep him drug-free. In 1982, Love was fined $750 and placed on six months' probation for a home invasion and assault on Dennis Wilson with fellow bodyguard Rocky Pamplin

Rocky Pamplin

Rushton 'Rocky' Pamplin is a former college football player, musician and body guard for the American rock band The Beach Boys.-Football career:...

. In 1990, Love filed a petition to be appointed as Brian Wilson's conservator, resulting in the court-ordered severing of personal and financial ties between Wilson and therapist Eugene Landy

Eugene Landy

Eugene Ellsworth Landy, Ph.D. was a controversial American psychologist and therapist known for his unconventional treatment and eventual exploitation of composer/musician Brian Wilson...

 in 1991.

Love currently resides in Lake Oswego, Oregon

Lake Oswego, Oregon

Lake Oswego is a city located primarily in Clackamas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Small portions of the city are also located in neighboring Multnomah and Washington counties. Located south of Portland surrounding the Oswego Lake, the town was founded in 1847 and incorporated as Oswego in...

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External links

• BasketballReference.com: Stan Love
• U of O Athletics Hall of Fame: Stan Love
• Seth Davis, "Resilient Ducks". Sports Illustrated
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  (SI.com) Jan 9, 2007
• http://www.btinternet.com/~bellagio/1981.html
• Carlin, Peter Ames. Catch A Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson. 1st. Emmaus, PA: Rodale, 2006.