Marquette forward Dawson Garcia announced on Thursday morning that he will be transferring to the University of North Carolina to play for the Tar Heels. The announcement came on his Instagram page.
In his first season, Garcia led the Golden Eagles in points per game with 13 and rebounds per game with 6.6. He shot 48% from the field, 35.6% from three and 78.3% from the free-throw line.
Garcia was a five-star recruit coming out of high school in Minnesota and he committed to playing at Marquette under former head coach Steve Wojciechowski. He was placed into the starting lineup from the jump and remained with the starters throughout the season.