Wisconsin guard Jonathan Davis has become the first Wisconsin player to speak on the tumultuous last few months within the Wisconsin basketball program.
During an interview with WXOW sports anchor Declan Levy, the Badger guard had a few interesting things to say about the much-publicized audio leak, his relationship with head coach Greg Gard and whether he ever considered transferring.
.@BadgerMBB young star, Jonathan Davis speaks out about the audio file leaked in Feb. where players were critical of their head coach. Davis says Gard knows "He's got some things to change" but adds "Gard is getting on top of his stuff… I'm satisfied with what we got going on." pic.twitter.com/F6Nb2n6CyQ
— Declan Levy (@levy_declan) August 9, 2021
Johnny's response when I asked if he ever considered transferring. #Badgers pic.twitter.com/ygIPIst0uM
— Declan Levy (@levy_declan) August 9, 2021
His answers make sense when you think back to the leaked audiotape and consider the thoughts of last year’s senior class. The players expressed problems they had with how Gard operated and said they don’t have much of a relationship, if any, with the coach.
In all honesty, those are still things that need to change, even with assistant coach Alando Tucker and most of the senior class gone from the program.
However, Davis noted Gard has made a concerted effort to meet with players and incoming recruits and work on those relationships — something the sophomore guard said the head coach has done a “much better job at.”
This is probably a sentiment we’ll hear as the season nears and gets underway, as it’ll undoubtedly be a question posed to every player and coach made available to the media.
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