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

Dawson Garcia was named the Big Ten Player of the Week of Monday after leading the Gophers to wins at Iowa and over No. Oregon Garcia had 31 points in Saturday's win over the Ducks Minnesota's current 3-game win streak started with Garcia hitting a buzzer-beater from near midcourt in a win over Michigan MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - University of Minnesota men's basketball forward Dawson Garcia on Monday was named the Big Ten Player of the Week.

The Minnesota Gophers' Dawson Garcia was named Big Ten Player of the Week, a testament to his impressive play in college basketball.

Garcia had a signature moment with a deep buzzer-beating three to beat No. 20 Michigan and snap the Gophers' losing streak. On Saturday, the fifth-year senior played one of the best games of his career as Minnesota beat another ranked team at home.

The Gophers won a third straight game on Dawson Garcia’s 31 points vs. Oregon. He’s the first U player with five straight 20-point games since Amir Coffey in 2019.

Dawson, has a game like this been what you thought about when you wanted to bring moments back to the Gophers? Garcia: "Yes, that is definitely what I thought about. Court storms were in mind and ...

The Gophers (11-9, 3-6 Big Ten) were playing in front of their biggest home crowd of the season, and they fed off their energy as soon as the game tipped off. Minnesota started 10-for-14 shooting from the field and quickly jumped out to a 27-11 lead before giving Oregon (16-4, 5-4) a chance to even settle into the game.

The University of Minnesota men’s basketball team upset No. 15-ranked Oregon 77-69 on Saturday, and it was capped by a court storm at Williams Arena.

Michigan State senior guard Jaden Akins and the No. 7 Spartans will look to pull off the season sweep against Minnesota on Tuesday.

The Gophers are hot, riding a three-game winning streak and they are being led by Dawson Garcia. Garcia’s big week has earned him Big Ten Player of the Week honors. A huge win at Iowa and then upsetting #15 Oregon have put a little excitement into the Gopher men’s basketball season.

Oregon suffered its first loss away from home this season at Minnesota — the lowest ranked Big Ten team in NET.