== College karriere ==
I hans første år brugte Kentucky brugt et unikt "delings-system" som begrænsede spilletiden for alle spillere. Towns leverede i gennemsnit 10,3 points og 6,7 rebounds i 21,1 minutter per kamp.<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/karl-anthony-towns-1.html Karl-Anthony Towns Sports-Reference], ''Sports-Reference'', June 26, 2015</ref> Towns blev i vid udstrækning forventet at blive valgt som i toppen af 2015 NBA draft.<ref name="AKilgore">{{Kilde nyheder|last1=Kilgore|first1=Adam|title=Drowning in stars, Kentucky Wildcats thriving with platoon system|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2014/12/16/drowning-in-stars-kentucky-wildcats-thriving-with-platoon-system/|access-date=7. januar 2015|publisher=Washington Post|date=16. december 2014}}</ref> I det ene år han læste på Kentucky studerede han [[kinesiologi]], og han håber at blive læge efter hans basketballkarriere.<ref name="ZBraziller">{{Kilde nyheder|last1=Braziller|first1=Zach|title=The Kentucky forward who might be next year’s No. 1 pick|url=http://nypost.com/2014/11/08/the-kentucky-forward-who-might-be-next-years-no-1-pick/|access-date=7. januar 2015|publisher=New York Post|date=8. november 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://courtreview.de/2014/08/player-to-watch-karl-anthony-towns/ |title=Court Review Player to Watch: Karl-Anthony Towns |access-date=18. juli 2016 |archive-date=23. juni 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623102701/http://courtreview.de/2014/08/player-to-watch-karl-anthony-towns/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Selvom han forlod Kentucky for NBA, lod han sig indskrive på online-kurser og håber på at opnå sin grad.<ref name="schonbrun">{{Kilde nyheder|last1=Schonbrun|first1=Zach|title=Pursuing Perfection From Atop the N.B.A. Draft Class|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/sports/basketball/pursuing-perfection-from-atop-the-nba-draft-class.html|access-date=23. juni 2015|publisher=New York Times|date=22. juni 2015}}</ref> Han blev udtaget til Second-Team All-American af [[Associated Press]] og National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) og til Third-Team All-American af [[:en:Sporting News|Sporting News]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/30/the-ap-released-their-all-american-teams-on-monday/|title=The AP released their All-American teams on Monday|date=30. marts 2015|publisher=NBCSports.com|access-date=30. marts 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209991498&DB_OEM_ID=10410|title=Niang, Hield Earn NABC All-America Honors|publisher=[[Big 12 Conference]]|date=30. marts 2015|access-date=30. marts 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde nyheder|last=Linton|first=Chance|title=Sporting News releases 2014-2015 All-American Team|date=9. marts 2015|work=247sports.com|url=http://247sports.com/Bolt/Sporting-News-releases-2014-2015-All-American-Team-36082417|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6WuN7ZYFl?url=http://247sports.com/Bolt/Sporting-News-releases-2014-2015-All-American-Team-36082417|archive-date= 9. marts 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=18. juli 2016}}</ref>
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