Outlook

Savonni Love transferred to Johnson County after serving a redshirt season in 2019-20 at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa … Possesses the talent and skill set to play all three perimeter positions … Can attack defenses both as a scorer and facilitator … Shoots the three at a high percentage and can get into the paint and finish … Can play both inside and outside.

Freshman Season 2021-22

Played in 18 games, five as a starter … Averaged 4.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and shot 52.4 percent from the field (55-105) … Ranked second on the team in total rebounds with 158 and in rebound average … Scored in double figures three times and topped 10+ rebounds four times … Had 19 blocks, third-most on the team … Opened the season with five points and eight rebounds in a 104-28 win over Washburn JV (11-1-21) … Hit double digits for the first time with 10 points in a 79-74 win over Metropolitan (11-17-21) … Followed with his second career double-double with 13 points and 10 boards in an 81-56 win over On Point Academy (11-19-21) … A day later grabbed a career high 17 rebounds to go along with seven points in an 80-48 win over Park JV (11-20-21) … His 17 rebounds tie the 18^th-best game in team history … Finished with eight points and six rebounds in a 103-69 win over MidAmerica Nazarene JV (11-23-21) … Reached double figures for a third time on the season with 10 points in a 104-66 win over Tabor JV (12-6-21) … Followed with back-to-back 10 rebound games in wins over Link Year Prep (12-8-21) and at Southeast (12-11-21) … Had nine rebounds and three points in a JCCC’s conference opening 88-61 victory at Fort Scott (1-17-22) … Contributed four points and nine rebounds in a 60-54 loss to Allen in the final regular season game of the season (2-24-22).

Freshman Year 2020-21

Played in 22 games, one as a starter … Averaged 3.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists ... Posted a monster game in an 86-56 win over Bethany JV, finishing with a double-double of 17 points and 14 rebounds … Hit 7-of-9 shots with a 3-pointer, and both free throw attempts … Also had three assists, a steal and a block … Had eight points and four boards in an 84-73 win at Metropolitan (2-6-21) … Scored four points and grabbed nine rebounds in an 80-42 win over Baker JV (2-22-21) … Contributed six points, seven rebounds and two assists in a 71-59 win over Labette (3-13-21) … Was 1-for-1 from 3-point range and grabbed two rebounds in a 57-47 loss to Mott in the first round of the NJCAA D-II National Tournament (4-20-21) … Followed with two points, three boards, an assists and a steal in a 90-81 loss to Southeast in the consolation round (4-22-21).

High School

Was a  two-year starter and three-year letter winner for coach Mike Lewis at Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Kan. … Graduated 2019 … … Earned Kansas 6A All-State honorable mention and All-City as a junior … Also named defensive player of the year and most improved by his team as a junior … Averaged 10 points and eight rebounds, along with recording 134 assists, 57 steals and 43 blocks as a junior … Had 12 points, eight boards and six assists before his senior season was cut short due to injury late in the first game of the year ... Played summer ball for Team KC.

Personal

Born Savonni Carl Love on January 8, 2001, in Lawrence, Kan. … Son of Carl Shazor and Kaysee Barber … Has two sisters … His uncle, Ernest Shazar, played foorball at the University of Michigan and for Arizona Cardinals in the NFL … Majoring in business marketing … Also recruited by Garden City Community College … Favorite food is salmon … Favorite restaurant is Cheesecake Factory … Favorite movie is Scarface … Favorite sports movies are Friday Night Lights and the Rocky series … Favorite actor is Denzel Washington … Favorite book is Gone Girl … Favorite music entertainer is Drake … Favorite athlete are Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton … Best player he has played against is former Blue Valley Northwest and Bishop Miege and current center for the NBA Denver Nugget, Bol Bol … Notable alumni from his school are former Kansas Jayhawks All-American and NBA center Danny Manning, former NFL punter Bucky Scribner, David Booth, CEO of Dimensional Fund Advisors and Kansas Jayhawks booster and Robert Docking, 38^th Governor of Kansas.