Minner came to the Mean Green in June 2019 following a decade of success at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. Throughout his tenure as the women's basketball head coach, Minner compiled an overall record of 189-45 and 121-11 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). Last season, the Saints made OLLU history by making it to the semifinals of the NAIA National Championship for the best finish ever by an athletic team at OLLU. They captured the regular season and tournament titles and concluded the season ranked 12thin the nation.
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Minner served as the assistant coach of the inaugural women's basketball team at OLLU for three seasons before becoming the head coach. Minner came to OLLU from NCAA's Division II Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) where he served for one year as the women's assistant basketball coach. Minner primarily managed TAMIU's defense and worked with the team on shooting and scoring to guide the team to a six-game improvement in the league. TAMIU was ranked fourth in the nation in steals and No. 11 in assist-to-turnover ratio and was first in scoring offense, steals, forced turnovers and blocks in the conference.
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Before TAMIU, Minner was the boys' varsity head basketball coach at Vacaville Christian High School in California. He directed the Falcons to a 62-24 overall record, winning a Sacramento Valley Christian (SVCL) and a Central Valley Christian League title and was named SVCL Coach of the Year in 2006. From 2002-2005, Minner was the head women's basketball coach for Napa Valley Community College where he was the all-time winningest coach in percentage and number of wins. Throughout his career, Minner has also coached golf, baseball and cross-country. Minner received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Sonoma State University and a master's degree in health, physical education and recreation from St. Mary's College of California. In May 2013, Minner earned an MBA from OLLU.
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