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Seth Towns (born November 5, 1997) is an American former college basketball player for the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Harvard Crimson.

Seth Towns

Personal information
Born	(1997-11-05) November 5, 1997 (age 25)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Northland (Columbus, Ohio)
College	Harvard (2016–2018) Ohio State (2020–2022)
Position	Small forward
Career highlights and awards
Ivy League Player of the Year (2018) First-team All-Ivy League (2018)

Early life and high school career

Towns is from Columbus, Ohio and attended Northland High School. He was recruited to Harvard by coach Tommy Amaker, who told him a Harvard degree would give him a platform that went beyond basketball and that he would be crazy not to come to Harvard.[1]

Recruiting

On June 15, 2015, Towns committed to play college basketball for Harvard over Ohio State and Michigan.

College career

Towns led the Crimson in scoring with 15.8 points per game as a sophomore while also contributing 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. He shot 49.3 percent of his 3-point attempts in Ivy League play and led Harvard to a share of the regular season championship. At the conclusion of the regular season Towns was named Ivy League Player of the Year, becoming the third sophomore to receive the honor.[2] He scored 24 points and 12 rebounds in the Ivy League semifinal versus Cornell.[1]

On November 3, 2018, it was announced that Towns was out indefinitely with a knee injury.[3] Towns would miss his junior season.

On December 23, 2019, it was announced that Towns would undergo a season ending surgery, ending his tenure at Harvard.[4] On March 21, 2020, he decided to transfer to Ohio State, choosing the Buckeyes over Duke.[5] Towns was detained by police at a protest on May 29.[6] He was involved in a car accident on November 25, and missed the game against Illinois State.[7] Towns averaged 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game during the 2020–21 season. He underwent back surgery in September 2021 and was expected to miss several months.[8]

On September 4, 2022, Towns announced that he was stepping away from basketball.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Harvard	28	20	24.6	.428	.388	.821	4.4	1.3	1.0	.5	12.3
2017–18	Harvard	30	24	27.9	.419	.441	.805	5.7	1.8	.8	.6	16.0
2018–19	Harvard	Injured
2019–20	Harvard	Injured
2020–21	Ohio State	25	0	10.8	.421	.341	.800	2.2	.3	.2	.2	3.8
Career		83	44	21.7	.423	.407	.811	4.2	1.2	.7	.5	11.1

References

External links

• Ohio State Buckeyes bio
• Harvard Crimson bio

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