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Dawson Garcia comes home to play for Gophers

Garcia will be the first former McDonald's All-American to play for the Gophers since Kris Humphries in 2004.

Credit: AP

FILE - North Carolina Asheville forward Coty Jude, left, and guard Quay Kimble (13) defend against North Carolina forward Dawson Garcia (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. Minnesota has finalized the addition of two transfers: forward Dawson Garcia from North Carolina and guard Ta’Lon Cooper from Morehead State. The university announced the addition of Garcia and Cooper on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — The University of Minnesota men's basketball team is getting a big boost this season, as Minnesota native Dawson Garcia is returning to his home state to play college ball.

Garcia was a McDonald's All-American at Prior Lake High school, scoring almost 2,100 points before college. He then went on to play for Marquette and North Carolina.

He will be the first former McDonald's All-American to play for the Gophers since Kris Humphries in 2004.

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