Evidence of progress for the Gophers has finally become public, and their loyal star Garcia has had his fingerprints all over it. He's third in the Big Ten in scoring at 19.7 points per game, 11th in rebounds and 13th in blocks.

Dawson Garcia was named the Big Ten Player of the Week of Monday after leading the Gophers to wins at Iowa and over No. Oregon Garcia had 31 points in Saturday's win over the Ducks Minnesota's current 3-game win streak started with Garcia hitting a buzzer-beater from near midcourt in a win over Michigan MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - University of Minnesota men's basketball forward Dawson Garcia on Monday was named the Big Ten Player of the Week.

Garcia had a signature moment with a deep buzzer-beating three to beat No. 20 Michigan and snap the Gophers' losing streak. On Saturday, the fifth-year senior played one of the best games of his career as Minnesota beat another ranked team at home.

The Gophers won a third straight game on Dawson Garcia’s 31 points vs. Oregon. He’s the first U player with five straight 20-point games since Amir Coffey in 2019.

The Minnesota Gophers' Dawson Garcia was named Big Ten Player of the Week, a testament to his impressive play in college basketball.