UNC Basketball: Analysts say these 2020 UNC targets are ‘hard to read’

Dawson Garcia

Dawson Garcia is a rising senior, whose recruitment we still don’t know much about. A 6-foot-11-inch, 220-pound center out of Prior Lake, Minnesota, Garcia has scholarship offers from Arizona, Baylor, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, Purdue, Texas, Wisconsin and Xavier, among others, with more likely to come before all is said and done.

But where he’s going to go is a mystery to everyone, Garcia having kept the details of his recruitment very quiet to this point. Eric Bossi reiterated that sentiment over the weekend, stating that Garcia could end up at any one of a handful of the schools recruiting him.

"“As for Garcia, the skilled forward from Minnesota has given absolutely zero hints into what he might be thinking,” Bossi said. “Could he stay local at Minnesota? Could early work done by a Texas or Purdue work out in their favor? Does he go the blue blood route with a Kansas or a North Carolina. Or, does he do something else. Nobody seems to have any clue, least of all the coaches chasing him.”"

Garcia is yet to trim down his list of schools, but once he does we’ll have a little better idea what direction his recruitment is heading. Given how secretive it’s been to this point, I wouldn’t be surprised which schools are included — or excluded — on a list of finalists.

No matter what program obtains Garcia’s services, they’ll be getting a tall, long, versatile big man that’s rounding into a really good basketball player. He’s a good shot blocker and rebounder. And he’s a really good 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. Garcia has the kind of potential that could make him a first round draft pick in a couple of years.

He’s the No. 32 prospect in the class of 2020 according to the 247Sports Composite. He’s the fourth-ranked center in the class, and No. 2 in the state of Minnesota.