(2023) - PG Gabe Cupps to O$U via Indiana

[Hovadipo]

4 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Braden Smith has a very strong comp on the current Purdue roster.

https://purduesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jared-wulbrun/10684
 

found him

[Uspshoosier]

21 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

I have seen both on YouTube and just watched Smith games on TV and haven't seen a huge difference.  Yes Cupp is friends with LeBron but that doesn't do anything for him on the court.  I am not upset getting Cupp at all and glad he chose IU

 

College coaches that evaluated both these players saw them during their high school seasons and during the summer 

Smith had offers from Toledo, Montana and App st before Purdue offered him which was is only high major offer 

Cupps had offers from Michigan, Xavier, Kansas St, Stanford, Ohio St, Virginia Tech before he decided to end his recruitment and commit to IU. 
 

talent evaluators that rank kids for a living have ranked Cupps with an 88 247  ranking. Top 100 kid while they rated Smith 253rd 
 

 

[Stuhoo]

3 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

https://purduesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jared-wulbrun/10684
 

found him

I was gonna say Isaiah Thompson, but he’s apparently got TWO guys on the current roster that are 5’10, 180

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, Uspshoosier said:

College coaches that evaluated both these players saw them during their high school seasons and during the summer 

Smith had offers from Toledo, Montana and App st before Purdue offered him which was is only high major offer 

Cupps had offers from Michigan, Xavier, Kansas St, Stanford, Ohio St, Virginia Tech before he decided to end his recruitment and commit to IU. 
 

talent evaluators that rank kids for a living have ranked Cupps with an 88 composite ranking. Top 100 kid while they rated Smith 253rd 
 

 

Are you saying Braden Smith is “shortGrantGelon!!”

[Demo]

15 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

He’s listed at 6’2” but looks tiny and shorter.  

Barring cancellation or bad luck, I’ll be seeing Cupps live in a couple of weeks at Flyin’ to the Hoop in Dayton. I’ll get you a reasonably accurate measurement. 

[Uspshoosier]

 

[HoosierDYT]

Barring cancellation or bad luck, I’ll be seeing Cupps live in a couple of weeks at Flyin’ to the Hoop in Dayton. I’ll get you a reasonably accurate measurement. 

Aside from the Covid year I’ve been to this event 6 of the past 7 years. It’s awesome.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Centerville pounded Springboro 82-44.  Cupps with 23 pts. on 9-14 FG; 4-7 on 3s; 1-1 FT; 6 reb; 11 asst; 5 stl; 0 blk; 1 TO.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Short clip of Cupps doing a little bit of everything in the Springboro game.

 

[MemphisHoosier]

16 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Short clip of Cupps doing a little bit of everything in the Springboro game.

 

Knowing nothing of the level of the competition, he is going to be a lot of fun to watch in the cream & crimson...a lot of tools in the kit bag.

[HoosierDYT]

Knowing nothing of the level of the competition, he is going to be a lot of fun to watch in the cream & crimson...a lot of tools in the kit bag.

Best division in Ohio (largest schools). Top 5 conference in the state too, imo.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Yesterday Centerville defeated Blue Ridge (SC) 69-45.  Cupps with 18 pts on 7-13 FG; 3-6 on 3s; 1-2 FT; 3 reb; 8 asst; 2 stl; 0 blk; 3 TO.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Comments from Jamie Shaw of Rivals on Cupps from this past weekend.

He was in the night's feature game, and Cupps had complete control from start to finish. It was the way he manipulated the game's pace, always keeping the ball moving and never letting it stick. Since middle school, Cupps has been a known commodity when he was the point guard for the North Coast Blue Chips team that also featured Mikey Williams, Bronny James and others. The Centerville (Ohio) High point guard sees the floor well and is at his best when the pace gets going fast. While the 6-foot-1 Cupps will need to continue getting stronger in finishing around the rim, the junior knocked down shots at each level with consistency.

In November, Cupps committed to Indiana over a final group that included Ohio State and Stanford. He finished with 18 points and eight rebounds in the win.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

On 1/6/2022 at 2:30 PM, HoosierDYT said:

Best division in Ohio (largest schools). Top 5 conference in the state too, imo.
 

Latest state ranking

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Centerville (9-0) over Springfield 82-45.  Cupps 18 pts on 7-12 FG; 3-6 on 3s; 1-1 FT; 3 reb; 9 asst; 3 stl; 0 blk; 0 TO.

Thru 9 games:  14.9 ppg on 53% FG; 46% on 3s; 86% FT; 3.1 reb; 7.6 asst; 2.8 stl; 1.4 TO.

[Stuhoo]

14 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Centerville (9-0) over Springfield 82-45.  Cupps 18 pts on 7-12 FG; 3-6 on 3s; 1-1 FT; 3 reb; 9 asst; 3 stl; 0 blk; 0 TO.

Thru 9 games:  14.9 ppg on 53% FG; 46% on 3s; 86% FT; 3.1 reb; 7.6 asst; 2.8 stl; 1.4 TO.

Gotta work on that turnover to assist ratio.  ;)

[IUc2016]

5 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Gotta work on that turnover to assist ratio.  ;)

And the free throw %.

86% is way too high if he wants to wear the cream and crimson

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Centerville (10-0) over Springfield 79-40.  Cupps 10 pts. on 4-10 FG; 2-4 on 3s; 0 FT; 2 reb; 7 asst; 1 stl; 0 blk; 0 TO.  Odd scheduling.  Centerville just played at Springfield on Tuesday and then hosted Springfield last night.

[Stuhoo]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Centerville (10-0) over Springfield 79-40.  Cupps 10 pts. on 4-10 FG; 2-4 on 3s; 0 FT; 2 reb; 7 asst; 1 stl; 0 blk; 0 TO.  Odd scheduling.  Centerville just played at Springfield on Tuesday and then hosted Springfield last night.

Another mediocre Assist/Turnovers night. Smh

;)

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Centerville just knocked off the #5 team in the country SoCal Academy 62-52 at Dayton in the Flyin' To The Hoops event.  Centerville now has a 27-game winning streak.