Dawson Garcia among 15 Big Ten players in ESPN's top 100 college hoopers list

Garcia appears to be a consensus choice as one of the best players in the country.

Butler Bulldogs guard Posh Alexander, left, defends Minnesota Golden Gophers forward Dawson Garcia (3) during the first half of an NCAA/NIT game, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis. / Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK

Dawson Garcia was ranked 59th in On3's list of the 125 best players in men's college basketball for the 2024-25 season and he's 10 spots higher at No. 49 in ESPN's top-100 players entering the season.

That's great for Garcia, who has established himself as an All-Big Ten player who should be among the conference leaders in scoring this season. But how many Big Ten players are in ESPN's top 100? There were 21 Big Ten players in On3's ranking of 125 players. Let's go through it...

Rank. Player	Team
9. Ace Bailey	Rutgers
12. Dylan Harper	Rutgers
18. Braden Smith	Purdue
19. Oumar Ballo	Indiana
30. Great Osobor	Washington
44. Malik Reneau	Indiana
45. Vladislav Goldin	Michigan
47. Payton Sandfort	Iowa
49. Dawson Garcia	Minnesota
54. Ace Baldwin	Penn State
55. Jackson Shelstad	Oregon
61. Derik Queen	Maryland
62. Myles Rice	Indiana
85. Bruce Thornton	Ohio State
90. Kasparas Jakucionis	Illinois

That's 15 Big Ten players in the top 100 from ESPN. Based on the rankings, Garcia is the ninth-best player in the conference.

Bailey is the best player in the Big Ten per ESPN while he's ranked 40th by On3. Harper, the other five-star freshman at Rutgers, is ranked 15th by On3 and and 12th by ESPN.