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2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster

Gabe Cupps #23 G

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    180
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Dayton, Ohio
  • Last College:
    Indiana/Ohio State
  • High School:
    Centerville

Summary

Biography

During his first two-plus seasons at the college level, played in 70 games, starting 22 times while logging 16.3 minutes per game and averaging 2.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists a contest.

2025-26 (Redshirt Sophomore - at Ohio State):
  • Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
  • OSU Scholar-Athlete.
  • Played in 33 of 34 games, averaging 1.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game while playing 12.2 minutes per night.
  • Registered a career-best .737 free-throw percentage.
  • Had career-high four assists in a December win at Northwestern.
  • Added nine points (3-4 FG) and three rebounds in 23 minutes of a January win at Oregon.
  • Was an important contributor off the bench for a Buckeyes' squad that earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament.

2024-25 (Sophomore - at Indiana):
  • Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
  • Missed all but four games due to a lower body injury.

2023-24 (Freshman - at Indiana):
  • Appeared in all 33 games for the Hoosiers and started 22 times, one of five Big Ten freshmen to make at least 20 starts during that 2023-24 season.
  • Averaged 21.7 minutes per game, posting career bests of 2.6 ppg., 1.8 rpg., 1.2 apg., and a .359 3FG%.
  • Had career-high 11 points, five rebounds and two steals in a December win over eventual SEC Tournament champion Auburn.

Prep/Personal:
  • Graduate of Centerville High School in Centerville, Ohio.
  • Four-star recruit by all major services and was ranked in the top 100 nationally in the Class of 2023 by ESPN, initially choosing Indiana over offers from Ohio State, Michigan and Stanford, among others.
  • Averaged 14.0 points, 5.0 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game during his prep career, including a career-high 15.4 ppg., as a senior and 6.8 apg. as a junior.
  • Two-time Ohio Mr. Basketball in both 2022 (Associated Press and Ohio coaches' association) and 2023 (coaches).
  • Led Centerville to a combined 95-20 record, including a 45-game winning streak during his sophomore and junior seasons.
  • Instrumental in helping the Elks win the 2021 Ohio Division I state title (the first in school history), as well as a state runner-up finish the following year and a state semifinal appearance during his senior season, all while playing for head coach (and his father), Brook Cupps.
  • Also competed at the AAU level for Cincinnati-based Midwest Basketball Club within the adidas 3-Stripes Select Basketball (3SSB) circuit.
  • One of his teammates on that squad was current Los Angeles Lakers' guard Bronny James, son of NBA great LeBron James.

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2026-27
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