Jack Gohlke's 10 3-pointers help Oakland stun Kentucky in NCAA tournament first round
College basketball fans who watched the 14th-seeded Oakland Golden Grizzlies pull off a stunning upset Thursday night of the No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats saw a guard come off the bench to attempt 20 3-point shots, with no 2-point attempts.
Those who have watched Oakland this season, though, weren't surprised.
Jack Gohlke scored 32 points, making 10 of his 20 3-point attempts and adding two free-throws in 36 minutes. He became the fifth player in NCAA tournament history with at least 10 3-pointers in a game.
Gohlke's effort helped Oakland, representing the Horizon League, advance to the NCAA tournament second round for the first time in school history.
What to know about Gohlke and the Golden Grizzlies:
Gohlke has attempted 347 3-pointers during this season.
Gohlke has attempted just eight field goals that weren't 3-pointers.
Gohlke entered Thursday shooting 37 percent from 3-point range.
The only other game in which Gohlke has attempted at least 20 3-pointers was in Oakland's 10-point loss at Northern Kentucky. Gohlke shot 7-of-20 against the Norse.
Xavier fans remember Oakland from November.
Gohlke didn't have a huge game against the Musketeers at Cintas Center on November 27, making four of his 13 attempts, all from 3-point range.
But Trey Townsend scored 28 points to lift Oakland to an upset of XU.
The Muskies lost by two, after they had entered the game as a 14.5-point favorite.
Gohlke played four seasons at Division II Hillsdale College before transferring to Oakland.
Gohlke is in his first season with the Golden Grizzlies.
Gohlke was first-team all-conference at Hillsdale in 2022-23.
A grad student, Gohlke will be 25 years old in December.
Gohlke didn't quite get the record for most 3-pointers in an NCAA tournament game, but he did make Big Dance history.
Per Fox Sports research, via tweet from John Fanta:
Gohlke scored 32 points against UK without attempting a 2-point field goal, the most points any player has ever scored in an NCAA Tournament game without a single 2-pointer.
Gohlke and Oakland get North Carolina State in the second round.
No. 14 Oakland will meet No. 11 NC State on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. Eastern on TBS/truTV, with Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas and Evan Washburn on the broadcast.
The Golden Grizzlies have never faced the Wolfpack, which advanced Thursday night with a win against Texas Tech.
Oakland's most lopsided loss of the season came December 20 at Dayton. Gohlke scored just nine on 3-of-8 from 3-point range in the 91-67 defeat.
Gohlke made 10 3-pointers in a game one other time this season for Oakland. He was 10-of-15 from 3-point range in a 107-59 win against IUPU on February 17.
His 32-point total against UK was one more point than he had against IUPU, his previous season-high.
Gohlke and Oakland head coach Greg Kampe, via Twitter from @MarchMadnessMBB :
"We're not a Cinderella"
Jack Gohlke and Greg Kampe react to Oakland's stunning upset over Kentucky 🐻#MarchMadness@OaklandMBBpic.twitter.com/KOC103aPWt— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 22, 2024
More from Gohlke from the press conference:
"You have to think you have the same talent level as them. I know they have draft picks and I know I'm not going to the NBA, but I know on any given night, I can compete with those type of guys and our team can compete with those type of guys."
—@OaklandMBB's Jack Gohlke pic.twitter.com/PQqfhCl4O8— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 22, 2024
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