Johnny Davis

Jonathan Christian Davis was born on Feb. 27, 2002 in La Crosse, WI. Davis grew up in La Crosse and played high school basketball for La Crosse Central High School, where he took home the Division 2 state championship as a freshman. As a junior, Davis averaged 23 points and nine rebounds per contest. He raised those figures to 27.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game as a senior en route to Wisconsin Mr. Basketball honors. Davis left La Crosse Central with 2,158 career points -- a school record. Davis committed to play collegiately for Wisconsin, choosing the Badgers over Marquette, Iowa and Minnesota. The guard made an instant impact at the college level, appearing in 31 games and averaging 24.3 minutes per contest as a freshman at Wisconsin. Davis posted 7.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 38.9 percent from three. The following summer, Davis played for Team USA's gold-medal-winning U19 team at the FIBA World Cup in Latvia. As a sophomore, Davis had a breakout campaign, leading Wisconsin in points (19.7) and rebounds (8.2) per game, while adding 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals per contest. Davis worked his way to the free-throw line 6.3 times per game and knocked down 79.1 percent of his attempts. At the end of his sophomore season, Davis was named the Big Ten Player of the Year. In the 2022 NBA Draft, he was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 10th overall pick.