Kid Hometown - Jarrett Culver

Coming from a small city, not many people knew about Timberwolves rookie Jarrett Culver until Texas Tech’s impressive NCAA tournament run. Allow us to formally introduce you.

- Ryan Jones

LUBBOCK, TEXAS, isn’t particularly close to anywhere—the nearest major city is Dallas, about a five-hour drive east. Point being, as Jarrett Culver begins his professional basketball career, he’ll be living and hooping somewhere other than home for the first time in his life.

By the time you read this, of course, you’ll know where Culver—the star of Texas Tech’s unlikely run to the NCAA title game—landed in the 2019 NBA Draft (No. 6 to the Minnesota Timberwolves —Ed.). But you probably don’t know the depth of his relationship to his hometown, the place where his parents settled, where he learned the game, where he chose to stay for college even when other programs came calling. Until now, he’s simply never had a good reason to leave.

“My hometown is amazing,” Culver says. “It’s not the biggest place, but it was great growing up there—everybody supports each other, everybody shows love.”