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.