Harvard’s Seth Towns is a wanted man when it comes to schools looking to add a graduate transfer. Widely considered the No. 1 option as a transfer available, he was inundated with interest when he placed his name in the transfer portal just a few short weeks ago.
It now appears as though the Columbus native has been able to cull that list down to just two schools according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. One of them is blue blood Duke, the other is the hometown Ohio State Buckeyes. That’s right — OSU is trying to pry away a very talented basketball player away from the Blue Devils and Coach K.
That may sound like it’s far fetched, but the fact that Towns has whittled his list down to two means he is seriously considering both. That should mean OSU has a legitimate shot here especially considering he is a graduate of Northland High School, and since OSU was thought to be the front-runner all along.
Still, having Duke come calling at reportedly the eleventh hour has to have him intrigued, and at this point, there’s at least a very good shot that Towns decides to head to Durham to continue his career.
— Seth 💤 (@seth_towns17) March 19, 2020
A 6-foot-7-inches and 215-pounds, Towns was the Ivy League Player of the Year for the 2017-2018 season, but has struggled with getting back on the court after a knee injury suffered at the tail end of the 2018 season.
If he is truly healthy and can be anywhere near the player he was, getting his 16 points and almost six rebounds a game would be a great addition for Ohio State and Chris Holtmann.
Many programs have been awaiting his decision ever since he Tweeted out his intention of picking a school this week, so the news could come at any time.
Making my decision this week
— Seth 💤 (@seth_towns17) March 17, 2020
As soon as it happens, we’ll have the news.