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UNC Basketball: Tar Heels’ 2020 recruiting class could look a lot like this

By Blake Cockrum

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 16: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels watches his team play against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles during the first half of their game at the Dean Smith Center on November 16, 2018 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 16: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels watches his team play against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles during the first half of their game at the Dean Smith Center on November 16, 2018 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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MILWAUKEE, WI – MARCH 16: The Minnesota Golden Gophers mascot cheers in the second half against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders during the first round of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at BMO Harris Bradley Center on March 16, 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Dawson Garcia

Dawson Garcia is one of the latest prospects to join the Tar Heels’ list of targets in the class of 2020. And like the rest of the players on this list, there’s plenty to like about Garcia.

The 6-foot-11, 220-pound center from Prior Lake, Minnesota has been playing well both in high school and on the grassroots circuit, and won a gold medal for the United States at the FIBA 3×3 U18 World Cup. He recently attended the NBPA Top 100 Camp in Charlottesville, Virginia where he continued to build on his steadily growing following.

Thanks to his success over the past year, some of the biggest names in college basketball are targeting the top-30 prospect. Garcia already holds scholarship offers from more than a dozen schools including Arizona, Baylor, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, Purdue, Texas, Wisconsin and Xavier. He’s also getting attention from schools like Duke, Gonzaga and Kentucky.

And any of them would be better off for having a player like Garcia given his size, length and versatility, not to mention loads of potential that could lift him to a first round draft pick in a couple of years. He’s a good shot blocker, rebounder and passer, particularly for his size and position. He’s also equipped with a good jump shot that allows him to extend defenses out to the three-point line.

A fringe 5-star player, Garcia recently told college basketball insider Adam Zagoria that being close to home doesn’t matter to him, and geography won’t play a part in his decision. Rather, his relationship with the head coach and level of comfort with the school would be the main factors in his determination.

Garcia is yet to trim his list down, but has said that he plans on making a decision some time this fall. He’s the No. 32 prospect in the class of 2020 according to the 247Sports Composite. He’s the fourth-ranked player at his position, and No. 2 in the state of Minnesota.

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