Dawson Garcia, who led the Minnesota Golden Gophers' men's basketball team in scoring and rebounding for the past three seasons, has signed a free-agent deal with the Detroit Pistons and will play in ...

The Gophers’ leading scorer and rebounder the past three seasons is scheduled to play in the NBA’s summer league next month.

The Big Ten Conference has its share of promising prospects whose names could get chosen in the first round of next week's NBA Draft.

Garcia arguably saved his best season for his last. He led the team in scoring and conference action alone, averaging 19.2 points, which placed him fourth in the league. In 31 games played, Garcia had ...

Dawson Garcia, a standout for the Gophers men’s basketball team the past three seasons, signed with the Detroit Pistons as an ...

He also earned All-Big Ten honors twice during his career. Despite the Minnesota team struggling as a whole in 2024-25, Garcia proved to be one of the best players in the Big Ten.

Garcia averaged 9 points and 5.5 rebounds per game for UNC while shooting 40.5% from the field and 37.5% from three. He can apply for a hardship waiver and try to play this season for the Gophers.