Garcia named 2nd team All Big Ten

(Minneapolis, MN) — University of Minnesota men’s basketball standout Dawson Garcia has been named a Second Team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media. It marks the third straight season the senior has garnered All-Big Ten honors. Last year, Garcia was on the media’s second team and coaches’ third team, bettering his honorable mention in the 2022-23 season. Garcia, a 6-foot, 11-inch senior forward, finished the regular season averaging 19.1 points, which ranked fifth in the Big Ten, while his team-best 7.5 rebounds ranks seventh in the league. In addition to Garcia’s All-Big Ten honor, red-shirt sophomore Kadyn Betts received Minnesota’s Sportsmanship Award. After seeing action in eight games in the 2023-24 season, Betts doubled his court time, seeing action in 22 games this year and 106 minutes of play. The Golden Gophers earned the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, March 12-16 in Indianapolis at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Minnesota will face No. 13 seed Northwestern at 2:30 P-M on Wednesday afternoon. The winner of that game will face No. 5 seed Wisconsin on Thursday.