Garcia attended Prior Lake High School in Savage, Minnesota and was coached by Jon Miller.[1] He averaged 8.8 points per game as a freshman followed by 21.4 points per game as a sophomore. Garcia missed 12 games as a junior.[2] As a junior, Garcia averaged 27.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. He helped the team to a school-record 25–4 season and the Minnesota Class 4A, Section 2 championship game.[3] As a senior, he averaged 32 points per game. He was named a McDonald's All-American.[1] He was also one of the five finalists for the Minnesota Mr. Basketball award. Garcia surpassed the 2,000 point milestone on February 24, 2020, finishing with 35 points in a 90–76 victory against Eagan High School.[4]
RecruitingEdit
Garcia was considered the No. 32 prospect and No. 2 in Minnesota in the class of 2020 by 247Sports. On November 22, 2019, he committed to playing college basketball for Marquette over offers from Minnesota, Indiana, Memphis, Kansas and North Carolina. Garcia chose the Golden Eagles due to his strong relationship with coach Steve Wojciechowski and his staff.[5] Wojciechowski began recruiting Garcia in June 2018, and Garcia took an official visit in February 2019.[6] "I felt like part of their family there," Garcia said of his commitment.[7]
In Garcia's college debut on November 26, 2020, he scored 19 points in a 99–57 win against Arkansas–Pine Bluff.[8] On February 10, 2021, he scored a season-high 28 points against Villanova. Garcia averaged 13 points and a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game. After the season, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[9] Concurrently, he entered his name into the NCAA's Transfer Portal.
Garcia committed to North Carolina on July 8, 2021. He joined fellow transfers Brady Manek and Justin McKoy as members of head coach Hubert Davis' first Tar Heel team.[10] On January 27, 2022, Garcia took a leave of absence from the team to deal with some family health issues.[11] On February 10, 2022, it was announced that Garcia would miss the rest of the season to be with his family. He averaged nine points and 5.5 rebounds per game in 16 games.[12] Following the season, Garcia entered the transfer portal, citing the family issues of the past year and his desire to be closer to family. On April 18, 2022, Garcia announced that his transfer to Minnesota.[13]
National team careerEdit
In 2019, Garcia helped the United States win its first gold medal at the FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Cup in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He accumulated 52 points, tying for the most points in the tournament.[14] Garcia was named MVP of the event as well as the 2019 USA Basketball Men's 3x3 U18 National Championship.[3]
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^"Dawson Garcia - F (2020)". Bucky's 5th Quarter. SB Nation. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ ab"Top-50 Recruit Dawson Garcia Signs With Marquette". Marquette Golden Eagles. November 20, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^Schardin, Tom (February 25, 2020). "Another milestone for the Lakers' Garcia". SW News Media. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^Fuller, Marcus (November 21, 2019). "Prior Lake's Dawson Garcia commits to Marquette". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^Steele, Ben (November 20, 2019). "Marquette lands 2020 five-star prospect Dawson Garcia". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^Boone, Kyle (November 20, 2019). "College basketball recruiting: Dawson Garcia commits to Marquette over Indiana, Minnesota and Memphis". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^"Marquette rolls over UAPB in opener". Rockdale Newton Citizen. November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
^Steele, Ben (April 12, 2021). "Marquette's Dawson Garcia will enter his name into the NBA draft". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
^Sherrell McMillan (July 8, 2021). "Marquette Transfer Dawson Garcia Commits to UNC". 247Sports.com.
^McMillan, Sherrell (January 27, 2022). "Dawson Garcia Focused on Family". 247 Sports. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
^"Dawson Garcia won't return to North Carolina men's basketball team this season due to family medical issues". ESPN. Associated Press. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^Branham, Travis (April 18, 2022). "North Carolina transfer Dawson Garcia will transfer home to Minnesota". Retrieved April 18, 2022.
^. USA Basketball. January 21, 2020. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
External linksEdit
Minnesota Golden Gophers bio
North Carolina Tar Heels bio
Marquette Golden Eagles bio
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Dawson Lee Garcia born September 20 2001 is an American college basketball player for the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Big Ten Conference He previously played for the Marquette Golden Eagles and the North Carolina Tar Heels Dawson GarciaGarcia with Minnesota in 2023No 3 Minnesota Golden GophersPositionPower forwardLeagueBig Ten ConferencePersonal informationBorn 2001 09 20 September 20 2001 age 22 Burnsville Minnesota U S Listed height6 ft 11 in 2 11 m Listed weight230 lb 104 kg Career informationHigh schoolPrior Lake Savage Minnesota CollegeMarquette 2020 2021 North Carolina 2021 2022 Minnesota 2022 present Career highlights and awardsBig East All Freshman Team 2021 McDonald s All American 2020 Medals Men s 3x3 basketballRepresenting United StatesFIBA Under 18 World Cup2019 Mongolia Team Contents 1 High school career 1 1 Recruiting 2 College career 3 National team career 4 Career statistics 4 1 College 5 References 6 External linksHigh school career EditGarcia attended Prior Lake High School in Savage Minnesota and was coached by Jon Miller 1 He averaged 8 8 points per game as a freshman followed by 21 4 points per game as a sophomore Garcia missed 12 games as a junior 2 As a junior Garcia averaged 27 5 points and 11 0 rebounds per game He helped the team to a school record 25 4 season and the Minnesota Class 4A Section 2 championship game 3 As a senior he averaged 32 points per game He was named a McDonald s All American 1 He was also one of the five finalists for the Minnesota Mr Basketball award Garcia surpassed the 2 000 point milestone on February 24 2020 finishing with 35 points in a 90 76 victory against Eagan High School 4 Recruiting Edit Garcia was considered the No 32 prospect and No 2 in Minnesota in the class of 2020 by 247Sports On November 22 2019 he committed to playing college basketball for Marquette over offers from Minnesota Indiana Memphis Kansas and North Carolina Garcia chose the Golden Eagles due to his strong relationship with coach Steve Wojciechowski and his staff 5 Wojciechowski began recruiting Garcia in June 2018 and Garcia took an official visit in February 2019 6 I felt like part of their family there Garcia said of his commitment 7 US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight Commit dateDawson GarciaPF Prior Lake MN Prior Lake MN 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 220 lb 100 kg Nov 20 2019 Recruiting star ratings Scout N A Rivals nbsp 247Sports nbsp ESPN nbsp ESPN grade 87Overall recruiting rankings Rivals 43 247Sports 32 ESPN 49Note In many cases Scout Rivals 247Sports and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight In these cases the average was taken ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale Sources Marquette 2020 Basketball Commitments Rivals com Retrieved September 19 2020 2020 Marquette Golden Eagles Recruiting Class ESPN com Retrieved September 19 2020 2020 Team Ranking Rivals com Retrieved September 19 2020 College career Edit nbsp Garcia with North Carolina in 2021In Garcia s college debut on November 26 2020 he scored 19 points in a 99 57 win against Arkansas Pine Bluff 8 On February 10 2021 he scored a season high 28 points against Villanova Garcia averaged 13 points and a team high 6 6 rebounds per game After the season he declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility 9 Concurrently he entered his name into the NCAA s Transfer Portal Garcia committed to North Carolina on July 8 2021 He joined fellow transfers Brady Manek and Justin McKoy as members of head coach Hubert Davis first Tar Heel team 10 On January 27 2022 Garcia took a leave of absence from the team to deal with some family health issues 11 On February 10 2022 it was announced that Garcia would miss the rest of the season to be with his family He averaged nine points and 5 5 rebounds per game in 16 games 12 Following the season Garcia entered the transfer portal citing the family issues of the past year and his desire to be closer to family On April 18 2022 Garcia announced that his transfer to Minnesota 13 National team career EditIn 2019 Garcia helped the United States win its first gold medal at the FIBA 3x3 Under 18 World Cup in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia He accumulated 52 points tying for the most points in the tournament 14 Garcia was named MVP of the event as well as the 2019 USA Basketball Men s 3x3 U18 National Championship 3 Career statistics EditLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career highCollege Edit Year Team GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG2020 21 Marquette 27 27 29 7 480 356 783 6 6 8 3 5 13 02021 22 North Carolina 16 12 20 6 405 375 792 5 5 7 4 3 9 0Career 43 39 26 3 457 362 786 6 2 7 3 4 11 5References Edit a b Wald Jeff February 6 2020 It s really a dream come true Prior Lake star Dawson Garcia a McDonald s All American Fox 9 Retrieved June 9 2020 Dawson Garcia F 2020 Bucky s 5th Quarter SB Nation Retrieved June 9 2020 a b Top 50 Recruit Dawson Garcia Signs With Marquette Marquette Golden Eagles November 20 2019 Retrieved June 9 2020 Schardin Tom February 25 2020 Another milestone for the Lakers Garcia SW News Media Retrieved June 9 2020 Fuller Marcus November 21 2019 Prior Lake s Dawson Garcia commits to Marquette Star Tribune Retrieved June 9 2020 Steele Ben November 20 2019 Marquette lands 2020 five star prospect Dawson Garcia Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Retrieved June 9 2020 Boone Kyle November 20 2019 College basketball recruiting Dawson Garcia commits to Marquette over Indiana Minnesota and Memphis CBS Sports Retrieved June 9 2020 Marquette rolls over UAPB in opener Rockdale Newton Citizen November 26 2020 Retrieved November 26 2020 Steele Ben April 12 2021 Marquette s Dawson Garcia will enter his name into the NBA draft Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Retrieved June 22 2021 Sherrell McMillan July 8 2021 Marquette Transfer Dawson Garcia Commits to UNC 247Sports com McMillan Sherrell January 27 2022 Dawson Garcia Focused on Family 247 Sports Retrieved February 7 2022 Dawson Garcia won t return to North Carolina men s basketball team this season due to family medical issues ESPN Associated Press February 10 2022 Retrieved February 11 2022 Branham Travis April 18 2022 North Carolina transfer Dawson Garcia will transfer home to Minnesota Retrieved April 18 2022 Dawson Garcia USA Basketball January 21 2020 Archived from the original on June 25 2021 Retrieved May 23 2020 External links EditMinnesota Golden Gophers bio North Carolina Tar Heels bio Marquette Golden Eagles bio USA Basketball bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dawson Garcia amp oldid 1175747399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
