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.

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.

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.