Evidence of progress for the Minnesota Gophers has finally become public. Their loyal star Dawson Garcia has had his fingerprints all over it.

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The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 12 of the season: Julian Reese, Maryland The senior forward from Baltimore, Maryland, had career-highs of 27 points and 17 rebounds in leading Maryland to a 91-70 rout of then-No.

Minnesota basketball earns an upset victory vs. Michigan in dramatic fashion, as big man Dawson Garcia electrifies fans

Dawson Garcia's 31 points led Minnesota to a 77-69 upset of No. 15 Oregon on Saturday afternoon in Big Ten action in Minneapolis.

Minnesota and Michigan State meet on Tuesday night! Our College Basketball odds series has our Minnesota-Michigan State prediction, odds, and pick.

Go back and watch the video of Ben Johnson’s men’s basketball team opening Big Ten play against Michigan State in early December. And then compare it to the Gophers’ current three-game win streak. It’s almost like watching two completely different teams.

A look at MSU's men's basketball game against Minnesota on Tuesday night, including matchup analysis, how to watch, the betting line and a prediction.

Dawson Garcia has been named Big Ten Player of the Week for his performance in Minnesota's upset wins over Iowa and Michigan. It's his second time winning the award and first time this season.

The Michigan State Spartans are set to take on a hot Minnesota Golden Gophers team at the Breslin Center on Tuesday. While the Gophers are currently winners of

Dawson Garcia held up the phone that was handed to him in the happy chaos on Minnesota's homecourt to record a brief shoutout to the fans, as dozens of them squeezed behind him into the shot in the aftermath of an upset of another Top 25 team.

The top answer: Dawson Garcia is playing at the level of a Big Ten Player of the Year. On Monday, he was named Big Ten player of the week for averaging Garcia averaged 25.5 points, and six rebounds — while shooting 58.8% from the field — in victories over Oregon and Iowa. Suiting up the best player on the court has its perks.