Oakland Golden Grizzlies guard Jack Gohlke. Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports

Crazy stat about Jack Gohlke’s huge game against Kentucky draws attention

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 3/22/24

Jack Gohlke became the breakout star of the NCAA Tournament after his huge game to help Oakland beat Kentucky on Thursday, and a stat about his big performance is drawing attention.

Gohlke led all scorers with 32 points in Oakland’s 80-76 upset win over the Wildcats. Gohlke shot 10-of-20 in the game and attempted solely three-pointers. He also shot 2-of-3 from the free-throw line.

The senior guard from Wisconsin has taken 355 shots this season, and all but eight of them were three-point attempts. Yes, 98 percent of the shots he attempts are threes. He’s averaging 12.8 points per game.

But that’s not the only crazy stat about Gohlke.

FOX’s Doug Gottlieb noted that Gohlke scored his 32 points while only taking three dribbles (we counted four in the video).

10 3s….. 3 total dribbles pic.twitter.com/goZ8AfwDJe

— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) March 22, 2024

That’s pretty incredible.

Gohlke was working hard to fight his way through screens. He took dribbles when he needed to create some space and fake out defenders. Beyond that, he was mostly a catch-and-shoot guy.

You would have figured that after he made seven or eight threes Kentucky would have tried harder to deny him the ball, but he still was able to get his shots. And he made half of them — in traffic too.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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