St. Joseph's High School has special love for Knicks' star Karl Anthony Towns

METUCHEN, New Jersey (WABC) -- Karl Anthony Towns has shined during the New York Knicks' road to the NBA Finals, but the team's center was a star long before pro basketball, at a school in New Jersey.

Towns played high school basketball at St. Joseph's in Metuchen, New Jersey.

It's a place Towns returned to event after becoming an NBA all-star, because he's in St. Joseph's athletics Hall of Fame.

Towns was even class president. He did everything well and always handed in top-notch work on time.

You can watch Michelle Charlesworth's full report in the media player above.



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