Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Jim Brown has been part of Wright State basketball for most of its 51-year history, first as a longtime assistant, then a head coach and now as a radio broadcaster. And even when he left to become a high school coach, the Raiders were never far from his heart.
In all that time, he’s seen some stout rebounders come through the program, but he believes none can compare to fifth-year senior Loudon Love.
“The thing about Loudon that’s impressive to me is his hands,” Brown said. “Anything close, he gets his hands on it.”
Thanks to his steady production, Love is close to getting his hands on a coveted school record that has stood for 28 years: Bill Edwards’ mark for total rebounds.
The 6-foot-8 center from Geneva, Ill. — who had a career-high of 20 rebounds against Detroit last season and has topped 15 in a game five times — needs just four against Bowling Green on Sunday to move into first on the all-time list at 908, doing it in 98 games, 16 fewer than Edwards.
The Middletown legend, though, still holds the program scoring record with 2,303 points, an achievement that may never be duplicated.
