Louisville fan sends Oakland check for beating Kentucky

Louisville fan sends Oakland check for beating Kentucky،

Anthony Gharib, ESPNMarch 30, 2024, 12:44 a.m.

March Madness upsets are not only celebrated by fans of the respective winners, but also by supporters of the losing team's rivals.

The biggest upset this year occurred when the No. 14 seed Oakland Golden Grizzlies defeated the No. 3 seed Kentucky Wildcats 80-76 in the first round of the men's tournament. the NCAA. It was Oakland's second March Madness victory. The Golden Grizzlies also became the second-lowest seed to defeat Kentucky in the tournament, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

Although the Golden Grizzlies' run ended in the Round of 16, their victory over the Wildcats was appreciated by a fan of the Louisville Cardinals, one of Kentucky's biggest rivals.

A Louisville native and a fan sent the school a check with a note, according to Oakland head coach Greg Kampe, who posted about it Friday on X. Kampe wrote that the fan every year sends a check to the school that knocks Kentucky out of the championship. tournament. The amount was not specified.

A Louisville resident and obvious fan sent Oakland a check with a nice note. He said he normally sends a certain amount each year to the school that knocks Kentucky out of the tournament. This year, thanks to OUR story, he doubled the amount. Truly the definition of March Madness

– Greg Kampe (@KampeOU) March 29, 2024

The Wildcats and Cardinals have met 56 times since 1913. Kentucky leads the all-time series 39-17. The Wildcats beat the Cardinals 95-76 in December 2023.

Their last postseason meeting came in the 2014 Sweet 16, with No. 8 seed Kentucky upsetting No. 4 seed Louisville.