Down goes Large Blue nation.
The No. 14 seed Oakland Golden Grizzlies used a memorable 3-point capturing efficiency by Jack Gohlke to stun No. 3 seed Kentucky, 80-76, within the greatest upset of this NCAA males’s match to date.
Oakland bought off to a nasty begin after it missed its first seven pictures of the day. But it surely shook it off with an excellent 3-point efficiency, hitting 15 of 31 pictures from past the arc – together with 10 by Gohlke – to defeat the staff that was one of the best 3-point capturing squad within the nation.
The gorgeous loss is one other disappointing postseason displaying for Kentucky, which has a 1-3 report in its final three tournaments with two first-round exits, as No. 2 and No. 3 seeds.
The win over the eight-time nationwide champions was a monumental one for the Golden Grizzlies; it is their second ever NCAA match win, however first within the area of 64.
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“We wished Kentucky trigger they’re one of the best,” head coach Greg Kampe stated after the win .”We wished that and we wished to stage, and our youngsters got here by way of.”
Jack Gohlke leads Oakland to beat Kentucky
The Golden Grizzlies have been powered by Gohlke, who got here off the bench with a 32-point efficiency. He got here near the report for many 3-pointers made in an NCAA Match recreation, which is 11 by Jeff Fryer of Loyola Marymount in 1990. Gohlke grew to become the fifth participant in NCAA Match historical past to make 10 3-pointers in a single recreation.
Gohlke bought sizzling shortly to get Oakland forward within the first half, with seven of his 3-pointers made within the first 20 minutes.
When requested how his staff pulled off the win, Kampe checked out Gohlke and shrugged.
“This man proper right here, he had no acutely aware. We talked all week. Simply go shoot it, child. You are one of the best. He is one of the best, and he proved it to the world tonight,” Kampe stated.
Getting into Thursday, Gohlke was third in Division I with 3.6 made 3-pointers per recreation, and his 37% 3-point capturing share was 66th within the nation.
The place is Oakland College?
No, the Golden Grizzlies aren’t from Oakland, California.
The college is positioned in Rochester, Michigan and its campus extends to Auburn Hills. It’s positioned in Oakland County.
Oakland Golden Grizzlies match historical past
That is Oakland’s first NCAA Match look since 2011, and first win within the huge dance since 2005. That yr, it beat Alabama A&M in an opening-round recreation between 16-seeds earlier than it misplaced to North Carolina within the first spherical.
With a report of 0-3 heading into Thursday, the win over Kentucky was the primary win within the first spherical at school historical past. Oakland will play within the second spherical of the NCAA Match for the primary time.
Who’s Oakland’s head coach?
Oakland is led by Greg Kampe, who’s in his fortieth season teaching the Golden Grizzlies. He’s the at the moment the longest tenured coach in faculty basketball.
The win on Thursday now offers Kampe a 699-536 total report, together with a 437-366 report within the final 21 seasons on the Division I degree.
Who will Oakland face subsequent?
Oakland will meet the winner of No. 6 seed Texas Tech and No. 11 seed North Carolina State within the second spherical Saturday. The sport will probably be performed at PPG Paints Area in Pittsburgh.
“We’ll take pleasure in about 45 minutes of this and we’re gonna prepare as a result of we bought an opportunity of a lifetime. This is not the tip of it,” Kampe stated.