DAWSON GARCIA NEWS

Leads the way in narrow win Garcia registered 24 points (6-17 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 10-12 FT), six rebounds, two assists and two steals over 37 minutes during Saturday's 59-56 win over Yale.

Impact Garcia cashed in on 10-of-12 shots from the line, posting 24 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals during Saturday's win over the Bulldogs. The 6-foot-11 senior is averaging a whopping 25.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and one steal on 31 minutes per game (four games). One thing is clear, the Minnesota offense continues to run through Garcia in his third year with the Golden Gophers.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Dawson Garcia helps Minnesota hold off Yale Dawson Garcia scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds, and Minnesota rallied for a 59-56 win over Yale on Saturday afternoon in Minneapoli...

4 DAYS AGO • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Garcia leads Minnesota against Yale after 24-point game

Minnesota plays the Yale Bulldogs after Dawson Garcia scored 24 points in Minnesota's 54-51 loss to the North Texas Mean Green

5 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yale visits Minnesota following Garcia's 24-point outing

Minnesota hosts the Yale Bulldogs after Dawson Garcia scored 24 points in Minnesota's 54-51 loss to the North Texas Mean Green

6 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Starting vs. North Texas Garcia (undisclosed) is starting against North Texas.

Impact After much speculation, including a questionable designation on the Big Ten injury list and a report that he was spotted warming up, Garcia will now officially be available for the Gophers. The star forward won't end up missing any time with his undisclosed injury.

NOVEMBER 13 • ROTOWIRE

Warming up Wednesday Garcia (undisclosed) is warming up ahead of Wednesday's game against North Texas, Marcus Fuller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Impact The leading scorer for Minnesota, Garcia is averaging 27.0 points per game in his first two outings this season. The fact that he's warming up should be a good sign toward his availability for this matchup.

NOVEMBER 13 • ROTOWIRE

Questionable to play Wednesday Garcia (undisclosed) is questionable for Wednesday's game against North Texas.

Impact Garcia is one of the best players in the Minnesota roster, and missing him for any amount of time would be devastating. If Garcia can't go, then Parker Fox would be his most likely replacement in the frontcourt.

NOVEMBER 13 • ROTOWIRE

Garcia leads Minnesota against North Texas after 24-point performance

Minnesota takes on the North Texas Mean Green after Dawson Garcia scored 24 points in Minnesota's 68-64 victory over the Omaha Mavericks

NOVEMBER 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Minnesota hopes to have Dawson Garcia against North Texas Dawson Garcia has begun the season with back-to-back stellar performances, but he might have to wait a while before notching a third.The Min...

NOVEMBER 13 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Deemed a game-time call Garcia (groin) will be a game-time decision for Minnesota's clash with North Texas on Wednesday, Marcus Fuller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Impact Garcia has been injury free for the first two games of the season, but he''s popped up with a groin injury ahead of the North Texas game. We'll know more ahead of tip-off Wednesday night when the Gophers release their injury report, but if Garcia can't go, expect Parker Fox to play a bigger role in the front court.

NOVEMBER 12 • ROTOWIRE

Minnesota faces North Texas following Garcia's 24-point outing

Minnesota takes on the North Texas Mean Green after Dawson Garcia scored 24 points in Minnesota's 68-64 win over the Omaha Mavericks

NOVEMBER 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Another dominant outing Garcia registered 24 points (9-16 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 6-9 FT), seven rebounds and one steal in 30 minutes during Saturday's 68-64 win over Omaha.

Impact Garcia posted 24 points, seven rebounds and a steal during Saturday's win over the Mavericks. The 6-foot-11 senior is off to a hot start to the 2024-25 season, averaging 27 points, 7.5 rebounds and one steal across the Golden Gophers' first two games. Garcia will look to keep it rolling with Minnesota against UNT this Wednesday.

NOVEMBER 11 • ROTOWIRE

Gophers' men survive slugfest with Nebraska Omaha Dawson Garcia scored a game-high 24 points in a 68-64 win, but the Gophers lost veteran guard Mike Mitchell to an ankle injury.

NOVEMBER 9 • TWINCITIES.COM

Dawson Garcia helps Minnesota hold off Omaha Dawson Garcia scored 24 points on 9-for-16 shooting and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds, and Minnesota held on for a 68-64 win over O...

NOVEMBER 9 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Analysis: Dawson Garcia's big night and three other things learned from Gophers opener Dawson Garcia scored the most points to open a Gophers men’s basketball season since 2020, and the whole team looked sharp with its passing...

NOVEMBER 7 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Racks up 30 in opener Garcia notched 30 points (11-14 FG, 4-5 3Pt, 4-4 FT), eight rebounds, two assists and one steal in 23 minutes during Wednesday's 80-57 win over Oral Roberts.

Impact After reaching the 30-point mark three times a season ago, Garcia did so in the opener against a Summit League squad projected to struggle this year. The showing also provides encouragement that the fifth-year senior is past the foot troubles that required July surgery. Minnesota finishing near the bottom of the Big Ten conference throughout Garcia's tenure hasn't halted his fantasy value one bit, as he once again projects to be one of the league's top-scoring big men.

NOVEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Dawson Garcia, Minnesota open with rout of Oral Roberts Dawson Garcia scored 30 points as Minnesota pulled away for an 80-57 win over Oral Roberts on Wednesday night in both teams’ season opener i...

NOVEMBER 7 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Garcia scores 30 and Minnesota wins its opener 80-57 over Oral Roberts

Dawson Garcia scored 30 points and Minnesota defeated Oral Roberts 80-57 in the season opener for both

NOVEMBER 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Healthy for first practice Garcia (foot) is healthy for Minnesota's team practice Wednesday, according to Marcus Fuller of The Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Impact Wednesday is Minnesota's first day of preseason practice. And fortunately for the Gophers, they will have their most proven player ready. Minnesota's 2024-25 season will be Garcia's third for UMN. For the most part, he saw significant improvement between his freshman and sophomore seasons, the latter including averages of 17.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and one block across 31 games he started. Even with the Big Ten Conference adding multiple colleges for this season, Garcia remains one of its most reliable superstars.

SEPTEMBER 25 • ROTOWIRE

The Gophers men's basketball team opened practice with good news on Dawson Garcia With nine scholarship newcomers, the Gophers will have to figure out how the pieces fit together before their Nov. 6 opener against Oral Rob...

SEPTEMBER 23 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Dawson Garcia, top scorer for Gophers men's basketball team, has foot surgery The Big Ten's leading returning scorer, Dawson Garcia is expected to resume activities in September after suffering a left foot injury in pr...

JULY 18 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Undergoes foot surgery Garcia (foot) underwent successful foot surgery and is slated for a return to the court in September, per Andy Greder of the Twin Cities Pioneer Press.

Impact Garcia suffered the injury during a July practice and underwent successful surgery shortly after. The six-foot-11 All-Big Ten forward is currently slated to return to the Golden Gophers in September and should be ready to go for the upcoming season.

JULY 18 • ROTOWIRE

Will return to Minnesota Garcia will return to Minnesota for the team's 2024-25 season, per Jeff Goodman of Stadium.

Impact This is the best news Minnesota's basketball team could have received about one of its players enrolling at the school again. After all, Garcia was the Gophers' leading rebounder and scorer for a second straight season. Both times, he averaged 6.7 rebounds across more than 25 games. Where the big man mostly improved was his scoring. As a redshirt junior, he averaged 17.6 points on a 48.6 field goal percentage and an 80.2 free throw percentage. Garcia's scoring improvement helped him earn a selection to the All-Big Ten Third Team.

APRIL 4 • ROTOWIRE

Gophers roster analysis: Cam Christie, Dawson Garcia decisions loom large Gophers men's basketball coach Ben Johnson hopes to build on this season, and the next key is finding out who returns.

MARCH 25 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Will Cam Christie and Dawson Garcia remain Gophers? An in-depth look at U roster going forward. Minnesota had eight players exit after Ben Johnson’s first season and five leave last year. How many exit (and enter) this spring will impac...

MARCH 25 • TWINCITIES.COM