Greg Gard gives update on Johnny Davis injury

Wisconsin Badgers fans held their breath on Sunday afternoon, with National Player of the Year candidate Johnny Davis going down with an injury. He limped off the floor early in the second half during a loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers and did not return to the action.

After the game, Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard gave an update on one of the best players in the country. He gave an answer that will have the Badgers exhale, saying Davis is going to be fine heading into the upcoming Big Ten Tournament.

“I’m optimistic that he’s gonna be fine,” Gard said during his postgame press conference.

Fellow star play Brad Davison was asked about Davis as well after his 20 points, four rebounds, and three-assist performance against Wisconsin. He gave a similar answer as his head coach, “Not much, but he’s good.” although teammates have not talked “much” to Davis, he thinks the star will be okay.

With the Big Ten Tournament upcoming, the Badgers will be placed as the top seed or at No. 2. Davis will be needed if they want to double up as conference champions, winning a regular season and tournament title in the same season for the first time since 2015 and just the third time ever.

Joe Lunardi discusses Wisconsin as a No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament

Before the loss against Nebraska, there was still a slim chance Wisconsin could find themselves in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed. A good showing the Big Ten Tournament could bring that possibility back but still, the chances are slim

ESPN bracketology expert Joe Lunardi discussed the Badgers being one of the top four teams during the week. He gave a negative outlook on it, even before the Cornhuskers pulled off the upset.

“I’m probably going to have them as a two tomorrow, so they’re already moving up,” stated Lunardi on Wednesday. “It’s not because they’ve done anything. It’s because I spent the day studying them and a few other teams.

“But when you look at Wisconsin, I just wonder if the committee would put a team with their metrics on the one line. I’m not saying they’re not good enough. They clearly are, and their resume will back up almost any seed 1-4. But I don’t see it happening. I think there’s too many teams ahead of them to leap-frog. And while some of them do play one another, they can’t all lose out, and that’s what would almost have to happen for Wisconsin to get all the way up to a one.”