Jack Goelke admitted he didn’t have much time to check social media or respond to messages after No. 14 seed Oakland defeated No. 3 seed Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament. And Goelke is the name that became a March Madness favorite in this snapshot.
But someone sent him one post about X. [his] morning. “
JJ Watt, who attended Pewaukee (Wisconsin) High School like Goelke, said the Oakland guard, who scored 32 points while making 10-of-20 3-pointers in 80 games, is “doing it with hometown pride.” I supported him on social media. 76 wins in the first round.
“I woke up in London and this kid from Pewaukee had beaten Kentucky in the first round, 14-over-3, and was leading Oakland (Rochester, Mich.). It was an upset of March Madness…” retired defensive end said. Watt wrote.
Watt tagged Goelke’s account and added, “What a hell of a performance.”
On the other hand, Goelke Appeared on Friday’s “The Rich Eisen Show”said Watt’s reaction was “certainly pretty cool.”
At the beginning of the show, he revealed that there was “not a lot of spotlight” on his performance.
The graduate student spent his first four years of collegiate eligibility at Division II Hillsdale College, where he shot 38.2 percent from 3-point range before transferring to Oakland for his final season and joining the Golden Grizzlies’ Horizon. – Contributed to the league championship.
And he didn’t take a 2-point shot on Friday.
He only took 3 seconds and after missing his first two, connected on 10 of his last 18, with head coach Greg Kampe saying after the game on CBS, “He has no conscience.”
“We talked all week. Just go shoot, baby, you’re the best,” Kampe said. “And he’s the best, and tonight he proved that to the world.”
The upset win caused the university’s website to crash after the game, Kampe told reporters Friday.
The team said it sold $8,000 worth of shirts to a Louisville customer and even joked that fans might show up wearing Golden Grizzlies shirts when the Cardinals play Kentucky next year.
Along with the Oakland spotlight, Goelke also attracted a lot of attention.
And some of them were related to his hometown.
