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Having been a part of college basketball for over 5 seasons now, Caleb Love has become a recognizable name in NCAA circles. The 23-year-old is certainly gaining traction now after having averaged 16.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 3.5 assists during the Arizona Wildcats’ recent college season. To think that the same could not have happened if the player had not made the decision back in 2023 to enter the Transfer Portal and bid adieu to his tenure with the North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball team. Till today, Love has not told the real reason behind the switch. Therefore, it was easy for people to allege that it had something to do with his girlfriend and the ‘affair’ of the heart.

Therefore, without any further ado, let us find out more about Love’s love (pun intended), and the controversy in which she was unjustifiably brought in.

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Is Caleb Love dating anyone? Arizona Wildcats star’s relationship status revealed

Unfortunately, there are no public reports that indicate that Caleb Love is involved in a relationship. If one were to glance upon his social media accounts, too, including Instagram, they would find nothing but posts of his NIL collaborations and on-court pictures. Therefore, we can presume that the player is single. Otherwise, he is just really good at keeping his private affairs private.

Did Caleb Love and RJ Davis date the same girl? Ex-teammates love drama rumors explained

When Caleb Love entered the Transfer Portal back in 2023, the move drew some suspicion. After all, it occurred around the same time R.J. Davis announced his intention to return to Chapel Hill along with Armando Bacot. The duo had generated the attention of North Carolina team fans and college students, at that time, due to some rumored personal issues. Insiders believed that the friction between the former teammates had led each of them to choose a new path for themselves.

It all started when a TikTok user named KentSports highlighted how the Cameron Crazies were heckling Love and Davis during a Duke-UNC game, in Durham, on February 4th. Through the chants, the crowd was implying that Love allegedly hooked up with RJ Davis’s girlfriend. According to the letter the Cameron Crazies’ chant sheet highlighted, the incident had caused beef between the two friends. Things had gotten to a point that Davis wouldn’t even allegedly sit next to Love in class.

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Till now, no one has revealed the identity of the mystery woman. However, they alleged that she herself was an athlete who played for the North Carolina women’s basketball team.

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Soon, several known names, including Jack McGuire of Barstool Sports, revealed that the Caleb Love and R.J. Davis rumors were, in fact, not true. Caleb Love himself later extinguished the fire by taking to his X and Instagram accounts. He posted a picture of him and RJ Davis during what seems to be a practice session. Love attached a caption alongside the posts, that read “laughing at the BS (laughing face emoji) we locked 4 (crossed fingers emoji) @ariidavis_”.

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Davis then reposted the Instagram post on his own story! This made it clear that there was never a beef. Or, if there was, the two have laid it to rest.

Such situations are, as one might say, straight out of a teen drama series. Fortunately, they are all a part of the past now, and not affecting Caleb Love’s current progression through his college basketball career. Having lost to the Duke Blue Devils by a 100-93 score, the Arizona Wildcats’ March Madness run has now concluded, and so has Love’s run as a fifth-year senior guard. Whether he will opt for another college season or enter his name for the NBA draft is something that basketball fans might be on the lookout for in the coming weeks.

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