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Towns in January 2019No. 32 – Minnesota TimberwolvesPosition/LeaguePersonal informationBorn( 1995-11-15) November 15, 1995 (age 24)NationalityAmerican / DominicanListed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)Listed weight248 lb (112 kg)Career informationHigh schoolCollege(2014–2015)/ Round: 1 / Pick: overallSelected by thePlaying career2015–presentCareer history–presentCareer highlights and awards. 2× (, ).
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Contents.Early lifeTowns was born in to an father, Karl Towns Sr., and a mother, Jacqueline Cruz. He grew up in, and attended Lake Nelson Seventh-Day Adventist School, before transferring to Theodore Schor Middle School from Our Lady of Fatima School in 2009. At Theodore Schor, he repeated seventh grade in order to gain an extra year of development. Towns's father played basketball for and coached basketball at, where the precocious Towns practiced with the junior varsity team as a fifth grader. High school career. Towns in theAs a freshman at, Towns led the basketball team to a state championship in 2012, earning himself the top position in the ESPN 25 national ranking of high school players.
Towns also led his team to state titles in 2013 and 2014. Towns was selected at the age of 16 to play on the Dominican Republic national basketball team, which represents that nation in international competition. Towns was eligible based on the fact that his mother is from the Dominican Republic. During 2011 and 2012 competitions, head coach at the University of Kentucky and a former NBA head coach, coached the team, which finished third in the and fourth place at the, falling one position short of qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Basketball Tournament.In December 2012, Towns announced that he was going to reclassify as a senior and commit to play on the team under Coach, who had coached him as part of the national team of the Dominican Republic. ESPN, which had ranked him as the top prospect in the 2015 recruiting class, listed him as third-ranked in its 2014 class. Towns graduated from high school with a 3.96 GPA on a 4.5 scale.
He was named the 2014.On January 6, 2013, Towns recorded a quadruple-double with 16 points, 17 rebounds, 11 blocks and 11 assists. He recorded a second quadruple-double on January 5, 2014 with 20 points, 14 rebounds, 12 blocks and 10 assists. Towns averaged 20.9 points, 13.4 rebounds and 6.2 blocks per game as a senior. US information for high school athletesNameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit dateKarl-Anthony TownsMetuchen, New Jersey6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg)Dec 4, 2012:::::Overall recruiting rankings:: 4, 2 : 5: 9, 1 (NJ), 3 (C). Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.Sources:. Retrieved December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
Retrieved December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2012.College career. Towns shooting a free throw against the Florida Gators in 2015In his freshman year, Kentucky used a unique 'platoon system' that limited the minutes of each player, and he subsequently averaged 10.3 points and 6.7 rebounds in 21.1 minutes per game. He studied in his one year at Kentucky, and hopes to become a doctor after his basketball career. Though he left Kentucky for the NBA, Towns enrolled in online courses, and hopes to earn his degree. He was named a second-team All-American by the and, and a third-team All-American. Throughout the 2014–15 season, Towns was often ranked behind center as a draft prospect.
However, due to strong play in the, and a growing consensus that Towns was a better defensive player and had an opportunity to become a better offensive player as well, Towns overtook Okafor in most draft rankings.On April 9, 2015, Towns and fellow Kentucky teammates, and, all declared for the 2015 NBA draft. Professional career Minnesota Timberwolves (2015–present) 2015–16 season: Rookie of the YearOn June 25, 2015, Towns was selected by the with the first overall pick in the. He signed his rookie scale contract with the Timberwolves on July 7, and made his NBA debut in the Timberwolves' season opener against the on October 28, recording 14 points and 12 rebounds as a starter in a 112–111 win. In the following game on October 30 against the, his 28 points and 14 rebounds propelled the Timberwolves to their first 2–0 start with two wins on the road in team history. Over his first 13 games of the season, Towns averaged 16.0 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Those numbers dropped, however, to 8.4 points and 6.0 rebounds over the next five games.
Despite this, on December 3, he was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for November, becoming just the seventh Timberwolves player to win NBA Rookie of the Month honors.On December 5, Towns responded to his previous poor string of games with his best performance since October 30, recording 27 points and 12 rebounds in a loss to the. Two games later, on December 9, he recorded 26 points and 14 rebounds in a 123–122 overtime win over the Los Angeles Lakers. On January 20, 2016, he had a season-best game with 27 points and career highs of 17 rebounds and six blocks in a 106–94 loss to the.
On January 29, he recorded 32 points and 12 rebounds in a loss to the, becoming the youngest player to have 30 points and 10 rebounds in a game since did so in 2008. On February 2, he was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for January—his third consecutive rookie of the month honor. On February 10, he scored a career-high 35 points in a 117–112 win over the. Three days later, he won the 2016 over point guard, becoming the tallest, heaviest, and youngest winner of the event. On February 27, he had a 30-point, 15-rebound game in a 112–110 win over the. He was subsequently named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for February, joining teammate (November, December 2014, January, February 2015) as the second player in Wolves history to earn NBA Rookie of the Month honors in four consecutive months.On March 25, Towns grabbed 10 rebounds against the, setting a Minnesota rookie rebounding record, pushing his season total to 741 and passing 's record of 734. On April 7, he recorded his 50th double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds in a 105–97 win over the.
Four days later, in a loss to the, Towns passed for the franchise's rookie scoring record with 1,475 points. Earlier that day, he was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, April 4 through Sunday, April 10. In the Timberwolves' season finale on April 13, Towns recorded 28 points and 14 rebounds in a 144–109 win over the. He played and started in all 82 games for the Timberwolves in 2015–16, averaging 18.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game; he subsequently earned unanimous honors. Towns earned Western Conference Rookie of the Month honors in each of the season's six months, becoming the first Timberwolves player to do so. In addition, he became just the fifth unanimous NBA Rookie of the Year, and with teammate winning the award in 2014–15, Minnesota became the first team with back-to-back Rookie of the Year winners since the in 1972–73 and 1973–74 , as well as the first team with back-to-back No. 1 draft picks earning Rookie of the Year honors.
He also earned honors. 2016–17 seasonOn November 30, 2016, Towns recorded a career-high 47 points and 18 rebounds in a 106–104 loss to the. At 21 years old, Towns became the third-youngest player in the last three decades to have at least 45 points and 15 rebounds in a game. In addition, his 22 first-quarter points were two off of ' franchise record of 24. With two blocks against the on December 3, Towns established a new Timberwolves record with his 27th straight game with at least one blocked shot. On December 17, he had 41 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in a 111–109 overtime loss to the. On December 28, he recorded his first career triple-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 105–103 loss to the.
On January 19, 2017, he recorded 37 points, 12 rebounds and five assists in a 104–101 win over the. Three days later, he had 32 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists and four blocks in a 111–108 win over the. He became just the second player in franchise history to have consecutive games with at least 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists— did it five times. On February 25, 2017, he had 37 points and 22 rebounds in a 142–130 loss to Houston. On March 8, 2017, he had 29 points and 14 rebounds in a 107–91 win over the.
Towns had his 100th career double-double in the win, becoming the second-youngest player in league history to reach that mark, behind only. Five days later, he was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, March 6 through Sunday, March 12. For the week, Towns averaged 29.0 points, 12.3 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 37.7 minutes per game while shooting 63.3 percent (38-for-60) from the field. Minnesota went 2–1 on the week, highlighted by wins over the NBA's #1 seed (Golden State) and the West's #5 seed (L.A. On April 11, 2017, he had 26 points and 12 rebounds in a 100–98 loss to the. Towns surpassed during the game to set a franchise record for points in a season. Towns made NBA history in 2016–17 by becoming the only player to have at least 2,000 points (2,061), 1,000 rebounds (1,007) and 100 3-pointers (101) in a season.
2017–18 seasonOn November 15, 2017, Towns had 26 points and 16 rebounds for Minnesota on the night he turned 22, helping the Timberwolves end a 12-game losing streak to the with a 98–86 victory. Towns finished in the top 10 in almost every statistical category in NBA history compiled prior to the player's 22nd birthday. He ranked eighth in points, third in rebounds and second in double-doubles (124), trailing only (169). Towns subsequently earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors for games played from Monday, November 13 through Sunday, November 19.
On December 14, 2017 against the, Towns had 30 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and five blocks, joining as the only Wolves players to collect 30+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 5+ blocks in a single game. On December 31, 2017, he had 18 points, 14 rebounds and a career high-tying six blocks in a 107–90 win over the.
On January 5, 2018, he recorded 25 points and a career-high 23 rebounds in a 91–84 loss to the. On January 12, 2018, Towns fell one assist shy of his second career triple-double, scoring 23 points and grabbing 15 rebounds in the Timberwolves' 118–108 victory over the. On January 23, 2018, he was named a Western Conference All-Star reserve. On March 11, 2018, he recorded 31 points and 16 rebounds in a 109–103 win over the. Two days later, he scored a season-high 37 points in a 116–111 win over the. On March 20, 2018, he recorded his NBA-best 60th double-double with 30 points and 10 rebounds in a 123–109 win over the. On March 28, 2018, he scored a franchise-record 56 points and added 15 rebounds for his league-leading 63rd double-double, as the Timberwolves beat the 126–114.
The 56 points surpassed ' franchise record of 52 points set on January 13, 2015, against the Indiana Pacers. He also became the youngest player (22 years, 133 days) with 50 points and 15 rebounds in a game since (22 years, 45 days) on April 20, 1994 against the Timberwolves. In the Timberwolves' regular season finale on April 11, 2018, Towns had 26 points and 14 rebounds in a 112–106 overtime win over the. The win clinched Minnesota a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2004—no team in the league had gone longer without a postseason appearance than the Timberwolves.
It was the first final-day play-in game in the NBA in 21 years, with Denver also vying for a spot in the playoffs. Towns finished the season with 68 double-doubles, the most in the NBA. In Game 3 of the Timberwolves' first-round playoff series against the, Towns recorded 18 points and 16 rebounds in a 121–105 win. The Timberwolves went on to lose the series in five games, despite Towns recording 23 points and 14 rebounds in a 122–104 loss in Game 5. 2018–19 season.
Towns (left) and in 2019On September 23, 2018, Towns signed a five-year, $190 million super-maximum extension with the Timberwolves. On November 9, he had a season-high 39 points and 19 rebounds in a 121–110 loss to the. On November 12, he had 25 points and a then season-high 21 rebounds in a 120–113 win over the. On November 24, he had 35 points and 23 rebounds in a 111–96 win over the. It was his third career game with at least 30 points and 20 rebounds. On December 5, he recorded 35 points, 12 rebounds and tied a career high with six blocks in a 121–104 win over the.
On December 30, he had 34 points, 18 rebounds, seven assists and six blocked shots in a 113–104 win over the, becoming the first player to post such a stat line since, who had 35 points, 19 rebounds, nine assists and eight blocks for the Los Angeles Lakers against Phoenix on November 14, 1975. On January 12, he recorded 27 points and a career-high 27 rebounds in a 110–106 win over the. On January 30, he scored all 16 of his points after halftime, including a buzzer-beating desperation shot in overtime to lift the Timberwolves over the 99–97. Towns missed the first game of his career on February 22 against the after being placed in the concussion protocol following a car accident in Minnesota. He had registered 303 consecutive starts, the longest to begin a career since 1970–71.
The concussion protocol forced him to miss a second game, with his return on February 25 seeing him record 34 points and 21 rebounds in a 112–105 win over the Kings. On February 27, he recorded 37 points and 17 rebounds in a 131–123 overtime loss to the. A day later, he scored 23 of his 42 points in the first quarter of the Timberwolves' 122–115 loss to the. He also had seven of his 17 rebounds in the first quarter. On March 5, he had 41 points and 14 rebounds in a 131–120 win over the, thus moving into fifth place on Minnesota's career scoring list, passing (6,777 points).
On March 9, in a 135–130 overtime win over the, Towns had 40 points and 16 rebounds before leaving in the final seconds of regulation with a knee injury. On March 19, he had his fourth 20-20 game of the season with 26 points and 21 rebounds in a 117–107 loss to the.
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For one, the rising sophomore helped his St. Joseph (Metuchen, N.J.) team to a state title this winter before taking the No. 1 spot in the recently released ESPN 25.
Even more impressively, Towns' clout reached international status in May when he was named to the Dominican Republic National Team that will attempt to qualify for the London Olympics in July.' .
Braziller, Zach., October 27, 2012. Accessed December 21, 2012. 'He has taken visits to Duke, North Carolina and Kentucky and played on the Dominican Republic National Team, coached by Kentucky's John Calipari, in the London Olympics.' . Telep, Dave., December 4, 2012. Accessed December 20, 2012.
'Previously the nation's No. 1 sophomore in the 2015 ESPN 25, the 6-foot-11 Towns also announced he intends to reclassify to the junior class and graduate a year earlier than expected. He slides into the No. 3 ranking in the 2014 ESPN 60.' . Braziller, Zach (April 1, 2015).
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