Seth Towns

Seth Emmanuel Towns (born November 5, 1997) is an American basketball assistant coach for Harvard and former college basketball player. He played college basketball for the Harvard Crimson, the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the Howard Bison. He entered the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as an extremely rare eighth-year senior, but having only played in three seasons. Between injuries, a voluntary year away from the sport, and an NCAA blanket waiver granted to players active during the COVID-19 pandemic, Towns entered 2023–24 with up to two years of collegiate eligibility remaining. He scored 24 points and 12 rebounds in the Ivy League semifinal versus Cornell.

On November 3, 2018, it was announced that Towns was out indefinitely with a knee injury. 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. On March 21, 2020, he decided to transfer to Ohio State, choosing the Buckeyes over Duke. Towns was detained by police at a protest on May 29. He was involved in a car accident on November 25, and missed the game against Illinois State. 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.

On September 4, 2022, Towns announced that he was stepping away from basketball. He took the 2022–23 season off before announcing on May 15, 2023, that he was returning and intending to transfer out of Ohio State.

Coaching career After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Towns was hired as an assistant coach by Harvard.

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