Oakland basketball receives donation from Louisville fan reveling in Kentucky’s early March Madness exit

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Louisville basketball fans are still celebrating Oakland’s upset of Kentucky, despite the Golden Grizzlies' run coming to an end in the second round. 

The first real shock of March Madness came in the first round when Oakland topped the third-seeded Wildcats in an 80-76 victory behind Jack Gohlke’s career-high 32 points last week. 

Aaron Bradshaw, #2 of the Kentucky Wildcats, reacts on the bench during the second half of a game against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at PPG Paints Arena on March 21, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

The initial response from Oakland fans was what one would expect, but according to head coach Greg Kampe, Cardinals fans couldn’t help but revel in the defeat of their biggest rival. 

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"We also sold $8,000 worth of t-shirts to Louisville last night," Kampe said a day after advancing to the second round. "So I don’t know, next year when Louisville and Kentucky play, I don't know everybody’s gonna show up in an Oakland shirt or what." 

But Louisville’s celebrations didn’t end there.  

Kampe revealed on X Friday that Oakland had received a donation from a Cardinals fan as part of their March Madness tradition. 

Oakland Golden Grizzlies head coach Greg Kampe celebrates with Oakland Golden Grizzlies guard Blake Lampman (11) and Oakland Golden Grizzlies forward Trey Townsend (4) after winning the men's Horizon League Championship game between the Oakland Golden Grizzlies and the Milwaukee Panthers on March 12, 2024, at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana.