One of the stories of the Wisconsin Badgers’ 2020-21 basketball season thus far has been the emergence of freshman Jonathan Davis.
On a senior-heavy team that seldomly relies on its freshmen for meaningful minutes, Davis has taken no time to become a meaningful contributor off the bench and show his sky-high potential.
Through 17 games now, the freshman plays 24.1 minutes-per-game and averages 6.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 40.7 percent shooting, though anybody who watches him play knows there is something special there even if the numbers don’t show it yet.
On the broadcast of Wisconsin’s victory over Maryland last night, Big Ten Network color analyst Stephen Bardo went as far as to say that Davis “has the ability to be the best player in the Big Ten at some point.”
"I think @JonathanCDavis1 has the ability to be the best player in the Big Ten at some point. I think he has that much upside." 🤯
High praise from @stephenbardo for the @BadgerMBB freshman. pic.twitter.com/yYH4wXoRNa
— Wisconsin On BTN (@WisconsinOnBTN) January 28, 2021
For a program that hasn’t had a Big Ten Player of the Year since Frank Kaminsky in 2014-15 and only three total since 2000, this praise from Bardo is significant to note.
If you ask Badger fans who have watched Davis play this season what they think of the comment, I think many would agree.
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