When Oakland coach Greg Kampe stepped in front of the CBS cameras for his postgame interview, he had his arm around guard Jack Gohlke. And when Kampe was asked how the 14-seed Grizzlies had managed to upend the 3-seed Kentucky Wildcats, he just nodded his head in Gohlke’s direction several times.

No words were needed. After Gohlke’s historic shooting performance, no one had any words left inside PPG Paints Arena.

A 6-foot-3 graduate student from Pewaukee, Wisconsin, Gohlke broke the single-game record for the most 3-pointers by a Kentucky opponent in an NCAA Tournament game with time remaining in the first half. When the game went final — an 80-76 Oakland win — Gohlke was sitting at 32 points on 10-of-20 shooting. Every shot attempt came from beyond the 3-point line. He took 3 free throws after he was fouled late on another triple.

Fans will take exception with the Kentucky offense down the stretch (it was putrid). Pundits will question John Calipari’s lineup decisions (they remain head-scratching). But the Wildcats were undone by their defense and an uncommonly outstanding 3-point shooting display.

Gohlke is the first player in NCAA Tournament history to take at least 10 3s and not attempt a single 2-point shot.

Loyola Marymount’s Jeff Fryer holds the NCAA record for most 3-pointers made in an NCAA Tournament game with 11. Fryer also holds the record for 3-pointers attempted with 22. (Funny enough, the records were set in different games.)

Gohlke becomes just the fifth player in tournament history to make at least 10 triples in a game, and the first since Carson Edwards did it in 2019. His 20 attempts tied Villanova’s Chris Walker for the second-most in a tournament game.

And he might be the most unlikely player to ever do it.

Gohlke is a year younger than Tyrese Maxey, who is playing his fourth season in the NBA.

He spent the previous 5 seasons at Hillsdale College (2018-23), a private Christian school in Hillsdale, Michigan that competes at the Division II level. Gohlke redshirted in his first season at Hillsdale and then played less than 6 minutes per game over the next 2 seasons. It wasn’t until his fifth season at the D2 level that Gohlke finally cracked double-digits as a scorer.

This season, his first at Oakland, has featured 355 shot attempts.

Only 8 of them have come inside the arc.

His 347 attempted 3s are the most among Division I players.

They also tie Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis for the 30th-most in a single season in NCAA history. Gohlke needs 30 more attempts to crack the top 10 all-time. The NCAA record-holder is Darius McGee, who hoisted 411 for Liberty last season.

Whether Gohlke continues to let it fly with impunity from 3 or not, his performance against Kentucky has completely changed the tournament picture and it has the potential to change the SEC landscape going forward.

Kentucky lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season. The year prior, it lost to Saint Peter’s as a 2-seed in the first round. Calipari has 1 tournament win since the 2018-19 season. There has been pressure on him in recent years to up his postseason production. This offseason, there could be legitimate pressure to replace him altogether.

Should the Kentucky job come open, it could create a domino effect throughout the sport. The Kentucky basketball program is one of the most valuable brands in sports. Kentucky could pull whoever it wanted. Of course, the Wildcats would have to pay a hefty buyout to get to that point — a reported $33 million.

But Kentucky pays Calipari a hefty sum — $8.5 million — to make these games non-competitive.

Oakland pays Kampe just under $330,000.

There will be many who say Kentucky has no choice but to move on from Calipari.

The Wildcats are the second-winningest program in NCAA history. And they went into Thursday’s contest as a 13.5-point favorite at most Kentucky sportsbooks. Kampe said after the game his team wanted Kentucky because the Wildcats are the best. Given the recent postseason failures, Kentucky has become an inviting Goliath.

That should be salt in the wounds for Kentucky fans everywhere. Gohlke’s performance will open the door for a very uncomfortable conversation in Lexington this offseason.

And, by the way, don’t ask anyone about their brackets. All of them are wrecked.