Gavin Love is entering his second season as coach of the Plymouth Raiders in the
UK's British Basketball League (BBL).

Taking the Raiders from 10th place and an 11-25 record in 2009/10 to 5th place
and a 19-14 record in 2010/11, he has quickly established himself with the
reputation as one of the top coaches in British basketball.

Coach of the Month in the BBL for the month of December, and voted by the
other coaches in the league as runner up for the Coach of the Year Award, his
team play a high paced, and entertaining style of basketball. During the
2010/11 season, the team lead the BBL in scoring, FG%, assists and steals.

His knowledge of the BBL has led to him being invited to commentate on the
Sky Sports coverage of BBL games this season. He was also selected to be coach
of the Rest of the World team at the end of season BBL All Star game.

As a player, Love moved through the Raiders youth development
teams, and was playing National League basketball at the age of
17. When the Raiders moved to the BBL in 2004, Love was the
only starting British point guard in the league and also served as
the team's captain for 10 years as a professional player. He
retired due to injury in 2008.

Named as an assistant coach in 2009, he took on the
responsibility of individual performance improvement, game
tape analysis and team defence. Love was first choice to be
named Head Coach in the summer of 2010 when the previous
coach retired.

2010/11 Record
* Gavin was BBL December Coach of the Month
* Gavin was 2nd in BBL Coach of the Year Award
* Team finished 5th place in BBL 2010/11
* Team lead the BBL in scoring, FG%, assists and steals