Did Caleb Love and RJ Davis beef over a girl? Debunking love triangle rumors between two North Carolina teammates

North Carolina was ranked preseason number one and was poised for a big season. Instead, the Tar Heels were inconsistent and missed the NCAA Tournament. It has been a disappointing season. Now, North Carolina's team will not look the same next season.

Star guard Caleb Love entered the transfer portal and announced that he will play for Michigan next season. Fellow star guard R.J. Davis is returning to Chapel Hill alongside Armando Bacot. Now, rumors are swirling that Love and Davis may have had issues off the court that led to Love’s transfer and may have played a part in the team’s disappointing season.

KentSports on TikTok posted a video showing how the Cameron Crazies at Duke were heckling Davis and Love, using chants that alleged Love hooked up with Davis’ girlfriend. Davis’ girlfriend is rumored to be a player on the women’s basketball team at UNC. These, of course, are just internet rumors shared by an account on TikTok.

Another college sports pundit with Barstool Sports, Jack McGuire, reported that the rumors were not true and the two teammates had no issues during the season.

Furthermore, both Love and Davis tweeted claiming the rumors were not true and that everything was good between the two star players.

Will Love and Davis play for North Carolina in 2023-2024?

Love will now play for Juwan Howard in Michigan while Davis returns under Hubert Davis at UNC. Both programs had disappointing seasons, missing the tournament and will be looking to bounce back.

Love averaged 16.7 points and 2.8 assists per game this season. It was an improvement upon his 2022 season where he averaged 15.9 points per game. Love was a huge part of North Carolina’s run to the national championship game last season. Love put up 28 points in UNC’s win against Duke in the 2022 Final Four. It was legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s final game of his career. Love averaged 18.8 ppg during UNC’s 2022 tournament run.

He shot 37.8% from the field this season. Love selected Michigan as his new home over Missouri. The guard is from St. Louis, Missouri.

The former five-star recruit elected to skip the NBA Draft last season to return to UNC. He is now doing the game again to play his senior year at Michigan. Love will likely see playing time as Michigan guards Jett Howard and Kobe Bufkin have declared for the NBA Draft. Love joins Michigan’s incoming transfers Nimari Burnett from Alabama and Tray Jackson from Seton Hall.