Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Josh Minott was born November 25, 2002 in Boca Raton, Florida. He is a small forward in the NBA. 

Minott played basketball for Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton, Florida. In his junior season, he averaged 17.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, helping his team win the Class 3A state championship, its first state title. As a senior, Minott averaged 23.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, and was named Palm Beach County Class 5A-1A Player of the Year by the Sun-Sentinel. A four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Memphis. 

On January 23, 2022, Minott recorded a career-high 18 points and nine rebounds in an 83–81 win over Tulsa. As a freshman at Memphis, he averaged 6.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per game. Minott was named to the American Athletic Conference (AAC) All-Freshman Team and was a three-time AAC Freshman of the Week. On March 24, he declared for the 2022 NBA draft. He opted to remain in the draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility.

Minott was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets and traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, at the 2022 NBA Draft.