At least one member of the UNC basketball program isn’t returning for another season in Chapel Hill.
Forward [autotag]Dawson Garcia[/autotag] is in the transfer portal according to a report from Inside Carolina on Wednesday morning. The 6-foot-11, 235-pound Garcia has not played for the Tar Heels since January as the program announced on Jan. 24th that he was returning home to Minnesota to deal with a family illness. Shortly after that, the program announced he would not return again for the season.
Garcia spent one year at Marquette before transferring to North Carolina for his sophomore season. He opted to transfer and join the Tar Heels over programs like Illinois and Arizona who both had interest.
In 16 games last season, Garcia averaged 9.0 points and 5.5 rebounds and was a starter for Hubert Davis’ team up until he suffered an injury in early January.
UNC is still awaiting decisions from R.J. Davis, Armando Bacot, Caleb Love and Leaky Black on returns. There is also the chance other players enter the portal as well.
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