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

Michelle Charlesworth  Image
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Karl Anthony Towns' alma mater has special love for Knicks' star

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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