Charles Minlend

Charles Minlend looks to pass against Duke in the KFC Yum! Center on Jan. 23

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-4
Weight:
220
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Concord, N.C.
Prev School:
University of San Francisco
High School:
Concord First Assembly Academy

Minlend is pronounced MIN-lend
Played a total of 55 minutes in seven games, playing in his first game of the year on Jan. 13. He had been sidelined since suffering a sprained medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his left knee during practice on Nov. 5. The injury would affect him for the entire season.
Buried his first shot of the season, a three-pointer at Clemson on Jan. 27.
Averaged 14.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals as a redshirt junior in 2019-20 as the top scorer for the University of San Francisco, which accomplished a 22-12 record in matching its best win total in 35 years. The Dons had won five straight before falling to No. 2 Gonzaga by just four points in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament as Minlend totaled 19 points and seven rebounds.
Averaged 18.7 points in three WCC Tournament games.
Earned All-WCC second team honors for each of the last two seasons and was ranked among the nation’s top 20 graduate transfers by ESPN. A finance major, Minlend was named to the WCC All-Academic Team for the last two years.
His 1,271 career points is tied for 18th on the all-time San Francisco scoring list and his 141 career three-pointers rank 10th on the Dons’ career list.
Scored in double figures in 70 games for his USF career, including 11 occasions with 20 or more points.
Scored a career-high 25 points against Santa Clara on Jan. 9 and his top rebounding effort was 12 boards against Pepperdine on Feb. 22.
Scored in double figures in 26 games as a redshirt sophomore – including 21 straight in one stretch – while averaging 14.5 points and 4.7 rebounds as an all-conference selection.
Before redshirting the 2017-18 season, he attained All-WCC Freshman Team honors when he was the team’s third-leading scorer and a starter in the last 17 games, averaging 10.0 points and 2.1 rebounds. He made 37.0 percent of his three-point shots as a freshman and his 51-of-138 threes were the third-most made by a freshman in USF history.
Prior to making the move to the West Coast at San Francisco, Minlend was a two-time all-state selection at Concord (N.C.) First Assembly Academy where he averaged 26.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists as a senior. He was the Metrolina Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2014-15 when he helped Concord First Assembly achieve a 25-8 record and the NCISAA 2A state championship.
Averaged 23.8 points and 6.0 rebounds as a high school junior when the Eagles were the state runner-up for the second straight year. He played one prep season at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy, averaging 22.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists in helping his team to a 26-6 record in 2015-16.
His father Charles Minlend played college basketball from 1992-97 at St. John’s, where he is tied for 23rd in career scoring at St. John’s with 1,349 points and is 10th in career rebounds with 784, then played 11 professional seasons abroad from 1998-2008. His uncle Raymond Minlend played basketball at Davidson and St. Francis.
Also considered Arizona, Arkansas, Butler, Gonzaga, Indiana and Mississippi State before selecting Louisville to attend graduate school and play his final collegiate season.