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

Goal No. 2 – Jonathan Davis shooting 40 percent from 3 for Wisconsin Basketball in 2021-2022

Davis is not the guy you would think of as a three-point marksman for the Badgers, but it is something that he should look to become closer towards being this season.

Although Davis did shoot close to 39 percent from 3 last season, the sample size was very small with only 36 attempts. As he earns more minutes this season, the number of attempts from the outside will almost certainly increase too. Davis should look to shoot at the same efficiency with what will most likely be a higher volume in his sophomore campaign.

Over the last few years under Greg Gard, a big theme in Wisconsin basketball has been the long-living saying, “live by the three, die by the three.”

That old mantra stayed true last season, as Wisconsin as a team ranked #2 in the Big Ten in three-point attempts.

This is not to say that Davis should completely eliminate the other aspects of his offensive game that make him great, but rather that he should look to continue improving his shooting to become more of a nightmare matchup for opponents. Being able to score in an abundance of ways is a rarity on the college level. Plenty of college basketball players have specialties that make them great players, but few can contribute in all phases of the game. Davis is the type of player that has the potential to be great in a variety of areas, something that only college basketball’s elite can do.

Davis growing more confident in his shot could be a game-changer for the Badgers in 2021-2022.