He then played three seasons in Israel with Maccabi Givat Shmuel, and was named the 2003 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP after being the top scorer in 2003 (25.3 points per game).
[1] Minlend received interest from Boston College, Richmond and UConn, but decided to sign for St. John's, which had been recruiting him since December 1991.
[13] Minlend then moved to Europe and played for Poissy-Chatou in the LNB Pro B, the second tier of French basketball, for the first part of the 1998–1999 season.
He signed for Montpellier Paillade Basket for the 1999–2000 season, and in 25 games he averaged 19.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2 assists in 37.1 minutes of playing time.
In 2000 he left France for Israel, and signed for Maccabi Givat Shmuel in the top level of Israeli basketball.
In 2003 Minlend left Israel and moved to South Korea, signing for Jeonju KCC Egis.
[16] In 2006 he left KCC for Changwon LG Sakers, another KBL team, and in 35.4 minutes per game he averaged 28.6 points and 8.8 rebounds.
Minlend was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon to father Joseph, an economist, and mother Anne-Marie, a secretary.