Josh Minott

Joshua Robert Tyler Minott was born Nov. 25, 2002 and raised in Boca Raton, Florida. For high school, Minott attended Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton, where as a junior, he helped the basketball team win its first Class 3A state championship. Minott also played for the Jamaican national team at the 2019 Centrobasket Under-17 Championship in Puerto Rico. As a high school senior (2020-21), Minott was named the Palm Beach County Class 5A-1A Player of the Year by the Sun-Sentinel after delivering 23.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. In 2021, as the 29th-best prospect in the nation, per 247Sports, Minott committed to the University of Memphis. As a Tiger, Minott was named to the 2021-22 AAC All-Freshman Team. In March of 2022, he declared himself eligible for the NBA Draft. Minott was then picked by the Hornets with the 45th overall pick, but was immediately traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Fans can follow the explosive wing on Twitter via @joshminott.