Jim Polzin: Why the NBA draft is a banner moment for both Johnny Davis and Wisconsin men's basketball JIM POLZIN Jun 23, 2022 Jun 23, 2022 Updated Aug 13, 2024 UW's Johnny Davis was the Big Ten Player of the Year and a consensus first-team All-American this past season. ANDY MANIS, ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVES Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save JIM POLZIN kAmp?@E96C >6>@C23=6 >@>6?E 2H2:ED y@9??J s2G:D[ 2 =:<6=J =@EE6CJ A:4< H96? 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(:D4@?D:?’D DJDE6>[ E96 H2J E96J A=2J 32D<6E32==[ 96’D 86EE:?8 9:D @AA@CEF?:E:6D[” |2C< s2G:D[ 2 7@C>6C }qp A=2J6C[ E@=5 >6 324< :? y2?F2CJ] “p?5 96’D 567:?:E6=J >2<:?8 E96 >@DE @7 E96>] }@ 5@F3E 23@FE :E]”k^Am kAmp?5 ?@H s2G:D 86ED E@ C62A E96 C6H2C5D] w6 D9@F=5 D2G@C 6G6CJ D64@?5 @7 E9:D >28:42= 52J]k^AmkAmqFE D@ D9@F=5 v2C5 2?5 r@] 3642FD6 E9:D :D 2 8=@H:?8 25G6CE:D6>6?E 7@C E96 AC@8C2>] x? s2G:D[ E96 q2586CD 92G6 2 8:2?E 92>>6C E@ 96=A D92EE6C 2? F?7=2EE6C:?8 A6C46AE:@?]k^Am A look at every Wisconsin men's basketball player selected in the first round of the NBA draft GLEN SELBO COURTESY OF UW ATHLETICS Year: 1947Pick: 2 × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. 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