Wisconsin Basketball: 3 goals for Jonathan Davis in his sophomore season

Jonathan Davis is going into his sophomore season with the Wisconsin Basketball program in 2021-2022.

In his freshman season, Davis showed signs of a potential star in the making for the Badgers. He played mostly in a sixth-man role for the team last season, as much of the roster was composed of senior leadership and experience.

Davis will certainly have a significant role in his sophomore season at Wisconsin. Here are three goals that he should shoot for in year two.

Goal No. 1 – Jonathan Davis earning All-Big Ten honors for Wisconsin Basketball in 2021-2022

For the casual observer of Wisconsin basketball, this goal may appear to be a bit extreme for a guy that was a bench player only one season ago.

After watching Davis in his freshman season at Wisconsin last year, it is no secret that there is a bright future ahead for the young wing. Davis frequently showcased his tremendous athleticism by attacking the hoop a lot in his first collegiate season.

There will need to be some work done on Davis’ end in order to achieve this goal, though. While Davis surely has the physical intangibles to be able to make a leap to All-Big Ten territory, there are some aspects of his game that must grow. The combo-guard must work to improve his ball-handling in order to become more of an offensive threat. While very athletic, Davis’ offensive game was partially limited in year one due to his ball-handling not being quite there yet. A majority of his points came off of blow-bys or one-dribble pull-up moves.

Davis has the speed and quickness to be a dominant force at the guard position for the Badgers this season. I do expect Davis’ ball-handling to develop with some offseason work and as he continues to gain confidence playing at the college level.