Jack Gohlke, the basketball sensation who took Oakland University by storm during the NCAA tournament, has signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder and is set to join their summer league team. Gohlke, a 24-year-old player, made a name for himself by leading his team to an upset victory over No. 3 Kentucky in the first weekend of the tournament. He scored an impressive 32 points, including 10 three-pointers, in the team’s 80-76 win. His performance tied a record for the most three-pointers made in an NCAA tournament game.
Despite Oakland’s loss to NC State in the following round, Gohlke continued to shine by scoring 22 points and hitting six of 17 three-point attempts. Throughout his final season at Oakland, he averaged 13.1 points per game and shot 38% from beyond the arc. Before joining Oakland, Gohlke spent four seasons at Hillsdale College where he averaged 14.2 points and maintained a 40% three-point shooting percentage.
The Thunder signed Gohlke to an Exhibit 10 contract, which serves as a tryout deal for the NBA’s minimum salary. This one-year agreement is non-guaranteed but can potentially be converted into a two-way contract, granting the player opportunities to play for both an NBA team and its G League affiliate club. The NBA summer league is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas from July 12th to 22nd.
