Arizona's Love unfazed by boos in Duke return -- 'Handled business' - ESPN

DURHAM, N.C. — Caleb Love didn't offer more than a passing glance at Duke's famously rowdy students hurling insults his way as he took the court for pregame warmups Friday night.

He had plenty to say by the final horn.

The 6-foot-4 guard who had played for hated Blue Devils rival North Carolina — and had a huge role in ending Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski's coaching career while with the Tar Heels — started waving his left hand in an emphatic goodbye to the irate fans after another win in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

This time, however, it came with No. 12 Arizona as a transfer, though with plenty of emotion all the same.

«Obviously it was on my mind for a little minute,» Love said after the Wildcats beat No. 2 Duke 78-73. «As soon as I had seen they were on the schedule, my eyes got bigger. But we came in and handled business. That's all that matters.»

Maybe so for the Wildcats as a whole, with third-year coach Tommy Lloyd's bunch making a strong statement by dominating the glass and coming up with multiple key plays down the stretch in the win. But for Love, it was an early mile marker in his new basketball journey out west after playing his first three seasons with UNC.

It was Love who offered the dynamic shot-making ability in 2022 that led the Tar Heels to a stunning takedown of Duke in Krzyzewski's emotional final home game. One month later, Love hit the dagger 3-pointer in the final minute among his game-high 28 points as the Tar Heels took down the Blue Devils in the Final Four in New Orleans and sent Coach K into retirement.

But he left UNC as part of the Tar Heels' roster overhaul following last year's flop and ended up at Arizona, which had a home-and-home series with Duke on the books.

That brought him right