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<\/a>Loudon Love, a 6-foot-8 senior center, set the Wright State career rebounding record this season. (Video by Kris Sproles)<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cI kind of got a knack for it and went from there,\u201d Love said. \u201cObviously, my size helps a lot; the fact that I was able to grow to 6-8 and have a wider frame.\u201d<\/p>\n
But he said there is also a strategy and technique to good rebounding.<\/p>\n
Love tries to be in the right position by predicting where a shot will come off the hoop based on the shooter\u2019s previous shots. He also tries to be quick and work around the opposing players.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it really comes from the heart and the hustle more than anything,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Love said practice can sharpen rebounding skills but so does watching film of one\u2019s self rebounding.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeeing angles and seeing where you start and where you are finishing from the time the ball goes up to where someone pulls it in helps a lot,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Love said defensive rebounding is important to the outcome of a game because it closes out the opponent\u2019s possession. And good offensive rebounding gives one\u2019s teammates the confidence to shoot, knowing that the team will likely get a rebound and another chance to score, he said.<\/p>\n
Love emphasizes that his teammates have a lot to do with the Raiders\u2019 success on the boards.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have people who have developed and are established as rebounders,\u201d he said. \u201cOn the offensive glass we have so much size and so many people willing to do the extra work to get those rebounds. It\u2019s kind of just the culture of the team here and how we play.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nagy said a player needs to be pretty big, athletic and play a lot of minutes to set rebounding records.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to have a good idea where the ball is going and have a good feel for the game,\u201d he said. \u201cSome of those things you can\u2019t teach.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nagy said Love is hard for opposing players to block out because of the size of his lower body and how he moves them with his feet.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s done a great job his whole career of not being in foul trouble as big as he is,\u201d said Nagy. \u201cHe\u2019s hard to officiate because he doesn\u2019t foul. He doesn\u2019t put his hands on people. He doesn\u2019t throw people out of the way. He moves people with his lower body.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nagy said Love is one of the best rebounders he has ever coached.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe mostly want him to be a great defender and a great rebounder, and he\u2019s been both of those for us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
But Nagy said the biggest impact Love has had is just being a good teammate.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s one of the guys,\u201d said Nagy. \u201cHe just wants the team to win. If he plays good, great. If he doesn\u2019t play well, he\u2019s OK with it if we win. He\u2019s been an example more so as a teammate than anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n
Love earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in business<\/a> in 2020 and is pursuing his M.B.A.<\/a> with a concentration in innovation and change.<\/p>\n \u201cI just want to be the best leader and senior and player I can be for this team and for these guys and for the coaches,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I can do that this last year, that will be the ending of a great story for me and a successful story.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Loudon Love, the all-time leading rebounder at Wright State, says there is a secret to his success \u2014 his teammates. Continue reading