Wisconsin basketball will be represented on the world stage this summer when rising sophomore guard Jonathan Davis puts on the USA jersey.
Davis has officially made the 2021 USA Men’s U19 World Cup squad and will play from July 3-11 in Latvia at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup. The Wisconsin star joins a decorated list of players, including Badger State native Patrick Baldwin Jr. Here is a look at the complete 12-man roster:
Patrick Baldwin Jr. (Hamilton H.S./Sussex, Wis.)
Kennedy Chandler (Sunrise Christian Academy, Kan./Memphis, Tenn.)
Jonathan Davis (Wisconsin/La Crosse, Wis.)
Caleb Furst (Blackhawk Christian School/Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Chet Holmgren (Minnehaha Academy/Minneapolis, Minn.)
Harrison Ingram (St. Mark’s School/Dallas, Texas)
Jaden Ivey (Purdue/South Bend, Ind.)
Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton/St. Louis, Mo.)
Kenneth Lofton Jr. (Louisiana Tech/Port Arthur, Texas)
Mike Miles (TCU/Lancaster, Texas)
Adam Miller (Louisiana State/Chicago, Ill.)
Peyton Watson (Long Beach Poly Tech H.S./Long Beach, Calif).
USA! 🇺🇸 USA! 🇺🇸 USA! 🇺🇸@JonathanCDavis1 has been selected to represent @USABasketball at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup!
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) June 25, 2021
Wisconsin has been on the global stage before, most recently in 2015 when Nigel Hayes represented USA Basketball at the Pan American Games. Davis will try and help the United States repeat as U19 gold medal winners.