His father, Omar Minaya, is the senior vice president of baseball operations for the San Diego Padres, and previously served as general manager for the Montreal Expos and New York Mets.
The Northern Valley Old Tappan forward broke the news on Twitter:
"Honored to announce that I will be attending The University Of South Carolina next year to further my basketball career! Go Gamecocks!"
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