Charles Minlend Jr.

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Charles Minlend, Jr.
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Minlend Jr. with FAP in 2022
Cimarrones del Choco
Position Guard
LeagueLiga Wplay
Personal information
Born (1997-12-19) December 19, 1997 (age 26)
Queens, New York
NationalityAmerican / Cameroonian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Fork Union Military Academy
(Fork Union, Virginia)
Concord Academy
(Concord, North Carolina)
College San Francisco (2017–2020)
Louisville (2020–2021)
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022 FAP
2022–2023 Zornotza ST
2023–2024 Huelva Comercio Viridis
2024–present Cimarrones del Choco
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Second-team All-WCC (2019, 2020)
  • 2× WCC All-Academic First Team (2019, 2020)
  • WCC All-Freshman Team (2019)

Charles Alexander Minlend Jr. (born December 19, 1997) is an American-Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Cimarrones del Choco. He is the son of Charles Minlend, who played professionally as well.

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Early life

Minlend Jr. was born in Queens, New York, [1] and grew up in four different countries as his father Charles played there professionally. He spent the first decade of his life in France, Israel and South Korea. [2]

College career

Minlend Jr. started out with San Francisco Dons, where he averaged 14.4 points and 4.7 rebounds over his three seasons there. He was named to the All-West Coast Conference Second Team twice, in 2019 and 2020. [3]

Minlend Jr. then transferred to the Louisville Cardinals, after he also considered Arizona, Arkansas, Butler, Gonzaga, Indiana and Mississippi State. After redshirting his first season, he attained All-WCC Freshman Team honours in 2017–18. [4]

Professional career

In May 2022, Minlend Jr. joined Cameroonian club FAP for the playoffs of the Basketball Africa League. He scored a team-high 17 points in the lost third-place game. [5]

In August 2022, he joined the Spanish club Zornotza ST for the 2022–23 season.

For the following 2023–24 season, he played with Huelva Comercio Viridis in the LEB Plata.

Minlend Jr. joined Colombian club Cimarrones del Choco on April 25, 2024. [6]

National team career

In 2022, Minlend Jr. made his debut for the Cameroon men's national basketball team during the 2023 World Cup qualifiers. [7]

Personal

Charles' father Charles Minlend played collegiate for St. Johns before playing eleven seasons as a pro. His uncle, Raymond Minlend, played for the Davidson and St. Francis. [4]

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