UNC tourney hero Love returning for junior year

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - APRIL 02: Caleb Love #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts in the second half of the game against the Duke Blue Devils during the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal at Caesars Superdome on April 02, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Caleb Love endures.

Despite coming off a strong second season at North Carolina, the 6-foot-4 guard announced Sunday that he'll return for a third year, building off the program's runner-up finish in the national title game earlier this month.

story still being written…2️⃣ pic.twitter.com/U0r1q2NrZ5
— Caleb Love (@caleb2love) April 24, 2022

Love averaged 15.9 points on 37.1% shooting, plus 3.6 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game in 2021-22. He elevated his output to 18.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists a night across six games in the NCAA Tournament, garnering selections to the East Region and Final Four all-tournament teams.

The Tar Heels went 29-10 overall last season, the program's first under head coach Hubert Davis after 18 years of being shepherded by Hall of Famer Roy Williams.