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Leading his high school basketball team to three New Jersey state titles, was only the beginning for Karl-Anthony Towns. The nationally ranked player, now a center at the prestigious University of Kentucky, credits constant hard work to his success. Graduating at the top of his class, the academically motivated Towns plans to be a doctor when his time on the court is finished.