On Wednesday morning, the UW Athletic Department announced that former Wisconsin basketball star Johnny Davis was named the 2021-22 Male Athlete of the Year Award.
As a sophomore, the 6-foot-5, 196-pound guard averaged 19.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.2 steals – helping lead the Badgers to a share of the Big Ten regular-season title.
He was just the fourth Badgers player to finish the season averaging at least 19 points per game in the last 30 years.
The La Crosse, Wisconsin native, was also named the Big Ten Player of the Year, Lute Olson National Player of the Year, and a consensus first-team All-American before declaring for the NBA draft.
Last week, the Washington Wizards selected Davis with the 10th pick in the first round of the 2022 NBA draft.
You can read the entire UW press release below:
Two of the absolute best Badgers 💯
— Wisconsin Badgers (@UWBadgers) June 27, 2022
Congrats to @JohnnyDavis and @dana_rettke on being named the 2021-22 Wisconsin Athletes of the Year!
The duo is now also up for 2021-22 Big Ten Athletes of the Yearhttps://t.co/izYdXMNG6J
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