Oakland sharpshooter Jack Gohlke cashed in on an NIL deal after his epic first-round performance. Some fans felt like he couldn’t have endorsed a more appropriate company.
The 24-year-old graduate student lit up Kentucky for 32 points via 10 three-pointers. But despite his breakout game and supreme confidence, Gohlke himself knows he probably won’t make the NBA. Fans on social media have already pegged him as a future accountant.
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Love seeing future tax accountants cook blue blood programs in March. Hell of a game by Jack Gohlke.
— WG (@NvictusManeo) March 22, 2024
Every March Madness tournament has a future accountant having the game of his life. 2 so far this year with Jack Gohlke and Ryan Langborg LOL
— Peter Vryonis (@petervryonis) March 22, 2024
One company, TurboTax, may have taken Gohlke’s fictitious persona as a future pencil pusher seriously. The tax preparation provider got the Oakland star to post an 8-second clip on X promoting their services.
Making my moves count behind the three point line 🤝 @turbotax making your moves count this tax season #MakeYourMovesCount #TurboTax #TurboTaxPartner #ad pic.twitter.com/uiarQohtU7
— Jack Gohlke (@jgohlke34) March 23, 2024
Several fans on X saw the humor in Gohlke landing a deal with a company that employs actual accountants.
Jack Gohlke saw people call him a future accountant & called Turbo Tax. Bag talk. https://t.co/WmY28Vfw8t
— Justin Thind (@JustinThind) March 23, 2024
Absolutely not beating the accountant allegations, but love this for king 😂🔥
— Awolraven (@Brad_Walraven) March 23, 2024
Turbotax showing up at Jack Gohlke hotel room pic.twitter.com/iRb07fFjxU https://t.co/hsj5sP0iip
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) March 23, 2024
Gohlke etched his name in March Madness lore with just one ridiculous shooting display. You can’t fault the guy for taking advantage of his newfound popularity with a random ad clearly shot in a hotel hallway.
One person who surely wasn’t happy about Gohlke’s performance was Kentucky coach John Calipari, whose team hasn’t gotten past the second round since 2019. Former Villanova coach Jay Wright believes he knows why Kentucky has fallen off of late.
