- Gohlke scored 32 points on 10 three-pointers made, one shy of the tournament record
- Wildcats haven’t made it to the Sweet 16 or beyond in five seasons
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Oakland University stunned Kentucky on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament, with the No. 14 seed Golden Grizzlies defeating the No. 3 seed Wildcats 80-76.
Oakland was led by sharpshooter Jack Gohlke, who scored 32 points and made 10 three-pointers.
Kentucky has now won just one NCAA Tournament game in the last five seasons as John Calipari’s future leading the Wildcats increasingly comes into question.
The Golden Grizzlies will play the winner of Texas Tech vs. North Carolina State for a spot in the Sweet 16.
On Yahoo, 95.8 percent of groups picked Kentucky to beat Oakland, the top-picked 3-seed in the field.
Gohlke became one of the early stars of the NCAA tournament with his three-point shooting ability
Kentucky’s wait for another deep NCAA Tournament run will have to wait another year
Oakland head coach Greg Kampe has now won a game in the NCAA tournament for the first time.
Kampe has been the head coach at Oakland since 1984, when the school was still in Division II.
This was Oakland’s first time in the NCAA Tournament since 2011, earning a spot by winning the Horizon League.
Gohlke was one three-pointer away from tying the NCAA Tournament record for shots from beyond the arc made in a single game with 11.
Kentucky entered the game as 13.5-point favorites despite the Wildcats’ recent appearances in the NCAA tournament.
Calipari hasn’t led the Wildcats out of the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament since 2019, a five-year stretch that some would find unacceptable for blue bloods like Kentucky.
Gohlke only arrived on the Oakland campus this season as a transfer from Division-II Hillsdale College.
