This edition of the ACC Basketball Notebook will look at Louisville and Virginia ‘s recent transfer pickups as well as Boston College and Duke, possibly adding to their recruiting haul, among other news items.
Louisville nabs San Francisco transfer Charles Minlend
The Louisville Cardinals surprisingly won the recruiting battle for San Francisco grad transfer Charles Minlend. Minlend picked Louisville on Easter Sunday despite the fact the Cardinals weren’t even in his final seven — which included Butler, Arizona, BYU, Arkansas, Mississippi St, Indiana, and Gonzaga.
Minlend is a very athletic slasher who is capable of putting the ball in the basket and does a fantastic job of getting to the free-throw line. The 6-4 guard is a two-time All-WCC second-team selection, and he averaged 14.4 points along with 4.7 rebounds this past season. He also scored in double-figures in 26 of 33 games with five games of 20 or more points. However, Minlend is not a shooter as he shot just 41.6% from the field and 30.8% from long-distance.
The Concord (NC) native is the second grad transfer to pick the Cardinals, who needed to replenish the backcourt, as they recently secured a commitment from Carlik Jones. UofL lost seniors Fresh Kimble, Ryan McMahon, and Dwayne Sutton as well as Darius Perry (transfer) and 2020 signee Jay Scrubb.
Louisville has two more scholarships available in 2020 with Jordan Nwora and Scruggs, having declared that they will not play for the Cardinals in 2020-21.
Virginia lands Trey Murphy
Rice transfer Trey Murphy told Evan Daniels of 247Sports that he will play for the Virginia Cavaliers.
"“I’m going to Virginia, and I picked them because of my trust and belief in coach [Tony] Bennett and the coaching staff. He is a man of high character, and his attention to detail is something that I really like a lot.”"
Murphy chose Virginia over a slew of schools, including the other finalists Houston, Villanova, and Pittsburgh.
The 6-8 forward, who possesses a 7-foot-1 wingspan, is very versatile defensively and shoots it well on the offensive end. He averaged 13.7 points, 2.6 3-pointers, and 5.5 rebounds last season while shooting 43.4% from the field and 36.8% from beyond the arc. Murphy recorded two double-doubles and scored in double-figures in 28 of 32 appearances.
Murphy is expected to redshirt this upcoming season. With the addition of the Durham (NC) native, the Cavaliers do not have any more scholarships available in 2020-21.