PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2023-24 NBA SEASON (MINNESOTA) Finished his second season in the NBA, all with Minnesota, appearing in a career-high 32 games and averaged 1.6 points on 47.2% shooting and 0.5 rebounds…On April 5 against Phoenix, Minott ended the game with three points, three rebounds and a season-best two assists…Spent 12 games with the Iowa Wolves where he averaged 19.5 points on 49.2% shooting, 6.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.0 blocks per game.

NBA CAREER NOTES

Played for the Timberwolves entry in the 2022 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, averaging 12.2 points and 8.6 rebounds per game… Acquired on draft night via trade along with a 2023 second round pick from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for the 40th selection guard Bryce McGowens.…Signed a multi-year contract on July 22, 2022…2022-23 (Minnesota): Appeared in 15 games and averaged 3.1 points on 50.0% shooting and 1.7 rebounds…Minott’s NBA debut came on Dec. 12 at Portland…In a career-high 29:11 minutes of action off the bench on Feb. 28 at Utah, he notched his first career double-double with a career-best 12 points on 6-of-12 from the field and a career- and game-high 11 rebounds.

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE NOTES

In his lone season at Memphis, averaged 6.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per game… Grabbed a season-best 12 rebounds against East Carolina Jan. 27…Had a season-high 18 points and went 10-for-10 from the free throw line at Tulsa on Jan. 23…Logged first-career double-double against Cincinnati Jan. 9, scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds…Made first-career start on Jan. 4 against Tulsa and snagged a career-best 11 rebounds and dished out five assists…Was named AAC Freshman of the Week on Jan. 3…Poured in a career-best 15 points at Wichita State on Jan. 1, to go along with six rebounds and two steals…In 16 minutes in the conference opener at Tulane on Dec. 29, had eight points, five rebounds, three steals and a block…With debut performance Nov. 9, became the only Tiger in at least 12 seasons to have seven or more points, a block, a steal, a rebound and no turnovers in 12 or fewer minutes played in a game

PERSONAL LIFE

Prepped at St. Andrew’s School in Boca Raton, Fla….Tabbed by 247Sports as a 4-star recruit and the 29th-best prospect in the nation…Averaged 23.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game as a senior…Helped lead St. Andrew’s to its first state basketball championship as a junior in 2019-20…Was named the Palm Beach 5A-1A Player of the Year by the South Florida Sun Sentinel after senior season.

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