Arizona guard Caleb Love was named to the six-player Associated Press' 2024-25 preseason all-America team.
A third-team AP All-American and Pac-12 Player of the Year last season, Love tied with Duke freshman Cooper Flagg for the final spot on the preseason poll, prompting the AP to name six players instead of the standard five.
Having played three years at North Carolina before joining the Wildcats last season, Love returned for a fifth season of college basketball this season after testing the NBA Draft and participating in the G League Elite Camp.
Full results of the poll from a 55-member national media panel (2023-24 statistics in parentheses):
Arizona guard Caleb Love gives a big yell after getting loose for an emphatic dunk against UCLA at McKale Center last season.
Mark Sears, Alabama (17.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.3 apg, 50.8 fg pct, 85.7 FT pct)...54
RJ Davis, North Carolina (21.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.5 apg, 47 steals, 86.7 FT pct) ...51
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas, (17.9 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 2.3 apg, 54.8 fg pct, 47 blocks)...42
Johni Broome, Auburn (16.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 54.8 fg pct, 78 blocks)....34
Love (18 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.5 apg, 93 3-pointers, 44 steals)....24
Flagg (16.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3.8 spg, 2.7 bpg at Monteverde Academy in Florida)...24
Others receiving votes: Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton (15); Alex Karaban, UConn (10); LJ Cryer, Houston (5); Braden Smith, Purdue (5); Kam Jones, Marquette (2); Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State (2); Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M; Johnell Davis, Arkansas; Norchard Omier, Baylor; Ace Bailey, Rutgers; Robbie Avila, Saint Louis; Tucker DeVries, West Virginia; Tre Johnson, Texas
