Henri Veesaar stands up for Caleb Love as the 'best teammate we have'

Caleb Love rose to fame at the college basketball level during his first three seasons in the sport at North Carolina. However, he’s been the face of Arizona over the past two years, since taking his talents to Tucson.

While his time with the program came to an end following a loss to Duke in the Sweet 16, the impact Love made on his teammates is undeniable. Wildcats forward Henri Veesaar was inspired by the guard over their time together at Arizona, and he made sure to let him know during the team’s postgame press conference.

“If anybody ever thinks he’s not a good teammate, it’s not true. He’s the best teammate we had,” the Arizona big-man explained. “He’s one of the better persons I’ve ever met. He’s pushed me so much over the last two years, I’m so grateful for him.

“In the tournament, I was struggling, he talked to me. He came up to me after I missed the free throw because we had been — he made me practice free throws after that game. After that he just came up to me, hey, we worked way too hard, you got this. After that I didn’t miss a free throw, I made seven in a row.

“I just want to set the record straight. For any scouts or anybody who thinks he’s not a good teammate, he’s the best person. Everybody loves him on the team. There’s no problems with him. The best person we have.”

As you can tell, Veesaar has immense respect for Love, and he’s far from the only player on Arizona to feel like that. Jaden Bradley also echoed the big-man’s sentiment while speaking with the media. It’s evident Love was appreciative of the kind words, and he held his teammates in high regard, as well.

“I just want to thank each and every one of my teammates and my coaches for sticking with me, as a person, first and foremost, because I went through a lot transferring from my other school, and they took me under their wing, and they accepted me for who I was,” Love told the media.

“I just want to give all my thanks to them because without them, I wouldn’t be here, and I wouldn’t be the player that I’ve grown to be. The points are good, but the relationships that I’ve built over the course of my career, especially at Arizona, is just — I give all my thanks to them.”

Time will tell how Caleb Love’s journey into the NBA turns out. One thing is for sure, he made his impact on the sport of college basketball as a whole, and both North Carolina and Arizona enjoyed seeing him don their uniform night-in and night-out for five years.