When Kevin Love arrived at UCLA, he was still more famous for being the nephew of a Beach Boy than for being Kevin Love.
All it took was a single season in Westwood to change all that.
After starring at Lake Oswego High School in Oregon as one of the country’s top recruits, Love made the controversial decision to choose UCLA over the University of Oregon – his father’s alma mater. It was not a popular decision among fans of the Quack Attack. Instead, Love joined one of the most prestigious programs – not just in college hoops, but in all of sports – playing on a Ben Howland-coached squad that included juniors, Darren Collison and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, as well as sophomore, Russell Westbrook.