No Dispute: Chris Davis is "the man" for this year's Warhawks

Adjacent photo courtesy of UW-Whitewater Athletics

There is no dispute, Chris Davis is “the man” for Pat Miller’s UW-Whitewater men’s basketball team. Perhaps that’s why the team selected Davis for being the final person up on the ladder to finish the ceremonial cutting down the nets following the Warhawks 76-62 national quarterfinal victory over Virginia Wesleyan Saturday night at raucous Kachel Gymnasium.

Davis was a monster against VWU finishing with 33 points and 11 rebounds.

The Marlins were one of the few teams that chose not to double-team the WIAC's Player of the Year.

"They (Virginia Wesleyan) elected to play me one on one," Davis indicated in the postgame press conference. "I missed several 'bunnies' in the first half and became a bit frustrated. My coaches and teammates kept telling me to keep my head up."

After scoring 10 points in the first half on Saturday, Davis exploded for 23 in the after intermission.

"Cody (Odegard) hit some big threes that opened it up,” said Davis, wearing a net proudly around his neck after the game. “Then they definitely were playing one-on-one. I haven’t seen that all year long, so it was definitely time to take over.”

Odegard torched the Virginia Wesleyan defense early on in the game. The howitzer shooting forward drained five three-pointers in just over 10 minutes to open the game, scoring all 17 of his points in the first half.

The Warhawks will depart for Salem Wednesday afternoon. They will face the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – commonly known as MIT – Friday evening at 7 p.m. (central time) in Division III semifinal action.

You’ll be able to listen to the game on your longtime voice of Warhawk basketball – KOOL 106.5 Once again that’s WIAC Player of the Year Chris Davis. The Hawks will face once-beaten MIT in semifinal action out in Salem Virginia on Friday night. You’ll be able to listen to the game on your longtime voice of Warhawk basketball – KOOL 106.5