Overview
- Alabama announced the hire Wednesday, then presented Love at a Tuscaloosa press conference a day later as Kristy Curry’s replacement.
- Love comes from Oklahoma, where she served as associate head coach during a 26-win season that ended in the Sweet 16 with an offense averaging 85.9 points.
- She previously spent 2024–25 on Alabama’s staff as assistant and recruiting coordinator after seven seasons at Arkansas known for signing McDonald’s All-Americans.
- Athletic director Greg Byrne praised her vision to keep the program’s momentum, and contract terms now await approval by the Alabama Board of Trustees.
- The search followed Curry’s March 24 move to South Florida, with On3’s Talia Goodman first reporting Love’s hire and Yea Alabama sharing Byrne’s trip to meet her.