No. 14 seed Oakland delivered an epic NCAA Tournament moment in the Round of 64 by upsetting No. 3 seed Kentucky, 80-76. Golden Grizzlies senior guard Jack Gohlke became an instant March icon by leading the team with 10 3-pointers off the bench.
While Gohlke claimed the team is “not a Cinderella,” Oakland is the early feel-good story of the tournament. So who is Gohlke, where is the school located (not where you think) and what else is there to know about the Golden Grizzlies?
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Oakland University is not located in California
Wait, what?
Oakland University is a public research university in Rochester, Mich., in the greater Detroit area. The school had 15,922 students (12,719 undergraduate, 3,203 graduate) enrolled in the fall of 2023, according to its website.
The men’s tournament’s South Region, including Oakland, in Michigan. (Map: John Bradford / The Athletic)
The school has competed in the Horizon League since 2013, when it left the Summit League. Oakland has eight men’s and 10 women’s NCAA sports, including men’s and women’s basketball.
Oakland moved to Division I in 1998.
Jack Gohlke, the star against Kentucky, is a 24-year-old grad student
Gohlke, a 6-foot-3 guard,…
