Just before Johnny Davis became the first Wisconsin Badger drafted since 2015, the La Crosse native had a message for his collegiate community.
Davis recalled the highlight of Wisconsin’s 2021-22 season, as the Badgers were able to defeat Purdue in front of a raucous Kohl Center crowd to take home part of the Big Ten regular-season crown. On Thursday night, Davis’ dreams turned into reality as he officially became part of the Washington Wizards franchise.
The Big Ten Player of the Year became the 12th Badger in program history to be selected in the first round of the NBA draft.
Here is a look at Davis’ message to Badger nation just before he headed to the 2022 NBA draft green room:
“Badger Nation, I love y’all”
Dreams are about to become reality tonight for our guy @JohnnyDavis 💯#OnWisconsin x #NBADraft pic.twitter.com/a2SrFCEk6O
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) June 23, 2022