Top 10 Big Ten basketball players for the 2024-25 season
5. Dawson Garcia, F, Minnesota
Garcia is one of several returning veterans on this list as he is in his fifth season of college basketball in 2024-25. Garcia spent time at Marquette and North Carolina to begin his collegiate career, but his game has taken off while playing back home at Minnesota, averaging over 15 points the last two seasons. Garcia鈥檚 17.6 points per game in 2023-24 were a career-best while he also shot a career-high 48.6%. The 6-foot-11, 235-pound senior can play inside and out offensively and is also a solid rebounder, averaging 6.7 boards the last two seasons. The Golden Gophers are projected to be a bottom-tier Big Ten team in year three under Ben Johnson but Minnesota quietly took a positive step forward last season and could do so again with another big campaign from Garcia.
