15 Facts About Karl-Anthony Towns

1. On September 23, 2018, Karl-Anthony Towns signed a five-year, $190 super-maximum extension with the Timberwolves.

2. Karl-Anthony Towns finished the season with 68 double-doubles, the most in the NBA.

3. Karl-Anthony Towns finished in the top 10 in almost every statistical category in NBA history compiled prior to the player's 22nd birthday.

4. Karl-Anthony Towns surpassed Kevin Love during the game to set a franchise record for points in a season.

5. Karl-Anthony 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.

6. Karl-Anthony 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.

7. On June 25, 2015, Karl-Anthony Towns was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the first overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.

8. Karl-Anthony Towns studied kinesiology in his one year at Kentucky, and hopes to become a doctor after his basketball career.

9. Karl-Anthony Towns was named the 2014 Gatorade Player of the Year.

10. Karl-Anthony Towns graduated from high school with a 3.96 GPA on a 4.5 scale.

11. In December 2012, Karl-Anthony 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, who had coached him as part of the national team of the Dominican Republic.

12. Karl-Anthony Towns was eligible based on the fact that his mother is from the Dominican Republic.

13. Karl-Anthony Towns was selected at the age of 16 to play on the Dominican Republic national basketball team, which represents that nation in international competition.

14. Karl-Anthony Towns led his team to state titles in 2013 and 2014.

15. Karl-Anthony Towns was named to the Dominican Republic national team as a 16-year-old.