Karl Towns is on the cover of Sports Illustrated

For the third time this season, Kentucky has graced the cover of Sports Illustrated, and this time, it’s Karl Towns.

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Walter Cornett
April 1, 2015

For the third time this season, Kentucky has graced the cover of Sports Illustrated, and this time, it’s Karl Towns.

The freshman big man, who is coming off a career-best 25-point performance in the Wildcats’ 68-66 Elite 8 win over Notre Dame, is on the cover of the magazine’s Final Four preview:

Karl Towns

Walter Cornett

Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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