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- ↑ "Oakland's Jack Gohlke, the unlikely NCAA Tournament hero we never saw coming".
- ↑ "Good things come in threes: Meet Jack Gohlke".
- ↑ "Jack Gohlke strikes multiple NIL deals following upset of Kentucky".
- ↑ "'We're not a Cinderella': Meet Jack Gohlke, the Oakland guard who galvanized the Golden Grizzlies to famous win over Kentucky". CNN . 23 March 2024.
- ↑ "'We're not a Cinderella': Oakland's Jack Gohlke early March Madness star as Kentucky upset". USA Today .
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/sports/basketball/jack-gohlke-sinks-10-treys-oakland-stuns-no-3-kentucky-2024-03-22/
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/03/21/oakland-kentucky-jack-gohlke/
- ↑ "Oakland's Jack Gohlke was Kentucky's nightmare. Will he be for NC State with his 3s?". 22 March 2024.
