Karl-Anthony Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns
	Towns at the 2022 NBA All-Star Game
No. 32 – Minnesota Timberwolves
Position	Power forward / center
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	November 15, 1995 (age 28); Edison, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	American / Dominican
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Joseph (Metuchen, New Jersey)
College	Kentucky (2014–2015)
NBA draft	2015: 1st round, 1st overall pick
	Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–present	Minnesota Timberwolves
Career highlights and awards
	4× NBA All-Star (2018, 2019, 2022, 2024); 2× All-NBA Third Team (2018, 2022); NBA Rookie of the Year (2016); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2016); NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2022); Consensus second-team All-American (2015); SEC Freshman of the Year (2015); First-team All-SEC (2015); Gatorade National Player of the Year (2014); McDonald's All-American (2014); First-team Parade All-American (2014);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing Dominican Republic
Centrobasket

Karl-Anthony Towns Jr. (born November 15, 1995), also known by the initialed nickname KAT, is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. Towns was named to the Dominican Republic national team as a 16-year-old. He was selected with the first overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, and went on to be named NBA Rookie of the Year for the 2015–16 season. He has received four All-Star selections, and won the 2021–22 NBA Three-Point Contest.^[1]