If only for a few minutes, many basketball know-it-alls would like to climb inside the head of Northland standout Seth Towns to understand how a coveted recruit could pass up scholarship offers from dozens of elite programs and instead commit to Harvard.
Although he kept a low profile during Towns’ recruiting process, Vikings coach Sean Taylor wasn’t surprised that the 6-foot-7, 200-pound forward recently chose the Ivy League school over Ohio State, Michigan, UCLA, Florida, Butler and others.
“You have to understand: Seth is wired differently than most of us,” Taylor said. “He’s a different kind of guy.