San Francisco grad transfer Charles Minlend Jr. ignored his final seven choices and selected Louisville suddenly on Sunday night, dealing a blow to Arizona's hopes of bringing in another quality wing player.
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— Charles Minlend Jr (@CminlendJr) April 13, 2020
Four days earlier, Minlend listed a top seven of Arizona, Arkansas, Butler, BYU, Mississippi State, Indiana, and Gonzaga. But Sean Miller's former assistant, Louisville coach Chris Mack, swooped in to land Minlend on Sunday.
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— Chris Mack (@CoachChrisMack) April 13, 2020
Earlier on Sunday, Arizona's top-rated wing target, five-star Los Angeles high school senior Ziaire Williams, chose Stanford over Arizona and USC.
In the past week, Arizona has also missed out on Santa Clara guard transfer Trey Wertz (who picked Notre Dame), Long Beach State center transfer Joshua Morgan (USC) and Kentucky wing transfer Johnny Juzang (UCLA) but the Wildcats secured a commitment from Seattle U transfer guard Terrell Brown.
The Wildcats are still recruiting one other high school wing Kerwin Walton, while it is still possible more can hit the transfer wire this spring. Arizona already has combo guards Terrell Brown, James Akinjo and Jemarl Baker in addition to incoming freshmen wings Dalen Terry and Ben Mathurin.
Other Arizona targets this spring include Purdue grad transfer center Matt Haarms and some international post players.
