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LIVE: UNLV Rebel Rashad Vaughn drafted No. 17 by Milwaukee Bucks

Rashad Vaughn averaged 17.8 points in 23 games for the Rebels. Despite missing seven conference games, he was voted Freshman of the Year by the Mountain West coaches. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Karl-Anthony Towns (Kentucky), right, shakes hands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number one overall pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. (Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports)
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June 25, 2015 - 5:37 pm
 

The Minnesota Timberwolves selected University of Kentucky forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns with the first overall pick Thursday night at the NBA Draft.

The Los Angeles Lakers used the second overall pick on Ohio State freshman point guard D’Angelo Russell instead of Duke center Jahlil Okafor.

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