Age, Biography, and Wiki
Karl-Anthony Towns was born on November 15, 1995, in Edison, New Jersey, U.S.. He is a key figure in the NBA, playing as a center for the New York Knicks, a team he joined in 2024. Before joining the Knicks, he spent nine successful seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he was selected as the first overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft. Towns is a five-time NBA All-Star and a two-time All-NBA Team member, achieving notable milestones such as being the first center to win the NBA Three-Point Contest in 2022.
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| Date of Birth | 15 November 1995 |
| Age | 29 Years |
| Birth Place | Edison, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
| Country | Dominica |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Towns stands at an impressive height of 7 feet 0 inches (2.13 meters) and weighs 248 pounds (112 kg). His physical attributes have been instrumental in his success, allowing him to dominate the court both in the paint and from the perimeter.
On November 28, 2022, during Minnesota's 142–127 loss to the Washington Wizards, Towns exited in the third quarter with a non-contact calf injury. The next day, the Timberwolves announced that he would be sidelined indefinitely with a right calf strain. Although sources reported the injury as a Grade 2 strain and stated that Towns would miss around four-to-six weeks of action, he later stated in January 2023 that he had suffered a Grade 3 strain, which take around two months to heal. On April 9, in the final game of the 2022–23 season, Towns recorded 30 points and 8 rebounds to help lead the Timberwolves to a 113–108 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, earning the eight seed in the Western Conference play-in tournament. In the First Round, Timberwolves were eliminated from the playoffs by the eventual NBA champion Nuggets despite a 26-point and 11-rebound performance by Towns in the close-out Game 5 defeat.
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| Weight | 112 kg |
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Dating & Relationship Status
Karl-Anthony Towns is known for his relationship with Jordyn Woods, a model and social media personality. The couple has been together since 2020 and has been quite public about their relationship on social media platforms.
He grew up in Piscataway, New Jersey, 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 reclassified and repeated seventh grade in order to gain an extra year of development. Towns's father played basketball for Monmouth University and coached basketball at Piscataway Technical High School, where the precocious Towns practiced with the junior varsity team as a fifth grader.
As a freshman at St. Joseph High School, 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. Towns was eligible based on the fact that his mother is from the Dominican Republic. During 2011 and 2012 competitions, John Calipari, head coach at the University of Kentucky and a former NBA head coach, coached the team, which finished third in the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship and fourth place at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, falling one position short of qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Basketball Tournament.
In April 2020, Towns' mother died from complications of COVID-19. Towns has stated that six other family members have died after contracting COVID-19. In March 2020, he began dating Jordyn Woods. For the one-year anniversary of Towns' mother's death, Woods commissioned her brother, John Woods Jr., to create a portrait of Towns' mother which was gifted to him.
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Net Worth
As of recent estimates, Karl-Anthony Towns' net worth is around $20 million, primarily due to his successful NBA career and endorsement deals. His lucrative contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves and now the New York Knicks significantly contributes to his wealth.
On October 23, 2019, in the first game of Minnesota's season, Towns scored 36 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, blocked 3 shots, and recorded 3 steals in a 127–126 win over the Brooklyn Nets. On October 31, Towns was suspended for two games without pay due to an altercation with Joel Embiid during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Towns finished the season with the highest scoring average of his career to date, at 26.5 points per game.
Career Highlights
- NBA Draft: Selected as the first overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2015 NBA draft.
- Awards: Five-time NBA All-Star, two-time All-NBA Team member, and the first center to win the NBA Three-Point Contest in 2022.
- Career with the Timberwolves: Spent nine seasons with the Timberwolves, leading the team to the Western Conference finals in 2024.
- Current Team: Currently plays for the New York Knicks.
Towns' career has been marked by numerous achievements, positioning him as one of the most versatile and dominant centers in the NBA today.
In 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 kinesiology 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 Associated Press and NABC, and a third-team All-American by Sporting News. Throughout the 2014–15 season, Towns was often ranked behind Duke center Jahlil Okafor as a draft prospect. However, due to strong play in the NCAA Tournament, 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 January 20, 2016, Towns had a season-best game with 27 points and career highs of 17 rebounds and six blocks in a 106–94 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. On January 29, he recorded 32 points and 12 rebounds in a loss to the Utah Jazz, becoming the youngest player to have 30 points and 10 rebounds in a game since Kevin Durant 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 then career-high 35 points in a 117–112 win over the Toronto Raptors. Three days later, he won the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge over point guard Isaiah Thomas, becoming the tallest, heaviest, and youngest winner of the event. On March 3, named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for February, joining teammate Andrew Wiggins (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 November 30, 2016, Towns recorded a then career-high 47 points and 18 rebounds in a 106–104 loss to the New York Knicks. 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 Chauncey Billups' franchise record of 24. With two blocks against the Charlotte Hornets on December 3, Towns established a new Timberwolves record with his 27th straight game with at least one blocked shot. 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 Denver Nuggets. On March 8, 2017, he had 29 points and 14 rebounds in a 107–91 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Towns had his 100th career double-double in the win, becoming the second-youngest player in league history to reach that mark, behind only Dwight Howard. Five days later, he was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, March 6 through Sunday, March 12. On April 11, 2017, he had 26 points and 12 rebounds in a 100–98 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Towns surpassed Kevin Love 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.
On 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 San Antonio Spurs 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 Dwight Howard (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 Sacramento Kings, Towns had 30 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and five blocks, joining Kevin Garnett 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 Indiana Pacers. On January 5, 2018, he recorded 25 points and a then career-high 23 rebounds in a 91–84 loss to the Boston Celtics. On January 23, 2018, Towns was named a Western Conference All-Star reserve. 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 Los Angeles Clippers. 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 Atlanta Hawks 126–114. The 56 points surpassed Mo Williams' 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 Shaquille O'Neal (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 Denver Nuggets. 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 Houston Rockets, 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.
On 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 Sacramento Kings. On November 12, he had 25 points and a then season-high 21 rebounds in a 120–113 win over the Brooklyn Nets. On December 5, Towns recorded 35 points, 12 rebounds and tied a career high with six blocks in a 121–104 win over the Charlotte Hornets. On January 12, 2019, he recorded 27 points and a career-high 27 rebounds in a 110–106 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. 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 Memphis Grizzlies 99–97. Towns missed the first game of his career on February 22 against the New York Knicks 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 March 5, Towns had 41 points and 14 rebounds in a 131–120 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, thus moving into fifth place on Minnesota's career scoring list, passing Wally Szczerbiak (6,777 points). Towns finished the season with the highest rebounding average of his career to date, at 12.4 rebounds per game.
On December 27, 2020, Towns joined Hall-of-Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tim Duncan, Elgin Baylor and David Robinson as the only players in NBA history to accumulate over 8,000 points, 4,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists in 360 games or less. In mid-January 2021, Towns contracted COVID-19 and missed 13 games. He returned to the court on February 10, recording 18 points and ten rebounds in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. On February 23, Towns had a career-high 11 assists along with 26 points and 8 rebounds in a 139–112 loss against the Milwaukee Bucks. On March 17, Towns scored a season-high 41 points, along with 10 rebounds and 8 assists in a 123–119 victory over the Phoenix Suns. In the same game his teammate Anthony Edwards scored a career-high 42 points and it was just the second time in Timberwolves franchise history that two players scored 40 points in the same game.
On March 14, Towns recorded a then career-high and then Timberwolves franchise-record 60 points, 32 of which in the third quarter and grabbed 17 rebounds in a 149–139 win over the San Antonio Spurs. He was also efficient in doing so, shooting 19-of-31 from the field, including 7-of-11 from beyond the arc. Towns became the first player in Timberwolves franchise history with multiple 50-plus point, 10-plus rebound games. He also joined Shaquille O'Neal and Wilt Chamberlain as the only centers in NBA history to have a 60-point, 15-rebound outing. Towns entered the fourth quarter with 56 points and 14 boards to join Carmelo Anthony as the only two players in the last 20 seasons with 50 or more points and 10 or more rebounds through three quarters. On April 16, in Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs, Towns logged 29 points and 13 rebounds in a 130–117 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. On April 23, Towns recorded a career playoff-best 33 points and 14 rebounds in a 119–118 Game 4 win. Minnesota would go on to lose to Memphis in six games.
On November 18, 2023, Towns put up 29 points on 10-of-11 shooting from the field along with six rebounds, nine assists, two blocks, and a game-winning lay-up in a 121–120 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. On December 16, Towns scored a season-high 40 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 127–109 win over the Indiana Pacers. On January 22, 2024, Towns put up a career-high and Timberwolves franchise-record 62 points, with 44 of those coming in the first half, in a 128–125 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. His 44 points set a record for the most points scored in a half in Timberwolves franchise history. On February 1, he was named to his fourth All-Star Game as a Western Conference reserve. During the 2024 All-Star Game, Towns became the fourth player in NBA history to record 50 or more points in the All-Star Game and the first player to record 30 or more points in one quarter in an All-Star Game, recording a statline of 50 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists in a loss to the East. On March 7, Towns was diagnosed with a torn left meniscus, leaving him out indefinitely.
On October 2, 2024, Towns was traded to the New York Knicks as part of a three-team trade with the Charlotte Hornets. On October 29, Towns posted 44 points and 13 rebounds in a 116–107 win over the Miami Heat. He was 17-of-25 from the field, 4-for-5 from 3-point range, and 6-for-6 from the free-throw line. The 44 points also were the most in a game by a Knicks center since Patrick Ewing in 1995. Towns also became the first player in Knicks franchise history with 40 points, 10 rebounds and 65% shooting in a game since Carmelo Anthony in 2014. On November 13, Towns scored a season-high 46 points on 60% shooting from the field and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 124–123 loss against the Chicago Bulls. On December 19, In his first game back at Target Center after a nine-year tenure with the Timberwolves, Towns recorded 32 points, 20 rebounds and six assists in a 133–107 victory. With the performance, he joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1975 vs. Milwaukee Bucks) as the only players to record 30+ points and 20+ boards in their first game back against their former team. Towns also joined Willis Reed as the only Knicks with a 30/20 game on 80% shooting. For his play in December, Towns was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the first time in his career. He helped lead the Knicks to a 12–2 record in December, averaging 23.2 points, 14.6 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game.
On January 25, 2025, Towns was named as an Eastern Conference starter for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. On February 12, Towns scored 44 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 149–148 overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks. He recorded 40 points in consecutive games for the first time in his career. Towns also joined Patrick Ewing, Bernard King, Carmelo Anthony and Jalen Brunson as the only Knicks players with at least 40 points in consecutive games. On March 25, Towns put up his first triple-double as a Knick with 26 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists in a 128–113 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
Despite playing most of his career at center, Towns is known for being an exceptional 3-point shooter, averaging 40% from the arc over his career. He and Dirk Nowitzki are the only 7-footers to ever win the NBA Three-Point Contest. The two are often cited as the best big men shooters in NBA history.
Social Network
Towns is active on social media platforms, where he engages with his fans and shares updates about his life and career. He is particularly active on Instagram, where he often posts personal and professional content.
The Ringer has called "a singular presence… Bigs who can shoot like Towns (to the extent they can) are almost never as physical and competitive on the glass as he is." His flexibility and shooting have allowed him to slot in at power forward alongside more traditional bigs like Rudy Gobert in Minnesota.
While his offensive versatility makes him a unique weapon in the modern NBA, his defensive limitations have been noted throughout his career. Despite being a consistently elite rebounder (11.1 per game in his career), Towns is often derided for his post defense. Some, like Jim Souhan of the Star Tribune, have speculated that his lack of rim protection spurred the Timberwolves to trade for 4x DPOY Gobert in 2022.
Education
Towns attended St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, New Jersey, before moving on to play college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats during the 2014–2015 season. At Kentucky, he played a crucial role in the team, averaging 10.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
Karl-Anthony Towns Jr. (born November 15, 1995), nicknamed “KAT”, and “The Big Bodega”, is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks 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.
In December 2012, Towns announced that he was going to reclassify as a senior and commit to play on the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team under Coach John Calipari. 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 Gatorade Player of the Year.
