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

[IUc2016]

thought this was pretty cool

[RaceToTheTop]

Stats for Cupps.

http://www.gwocsports.com/bkPlayerStats.aspx?player=640503

[ray]

17 hours ago, brumdog45 said:

Stats for Cupps.

http://www.gwocsports.com/bkPlayerStats.aspx?player=640503

I’m going to assume they just failed to count up the fouls, just as they forgot to add up his minutes played. I can’t imagine Cupps went all season without committing a single foul. 
 

GREAT

50% fg; 44% 3pt fg; 85% ft

EXCELLENT

Nearly 7-1 assist to turnover ratio

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Ohio Mr. Basketball will be announced Wednesday.

 

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Division I and II boys basketball All-Ohio teams were announced Tuesday by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association.

The Division III and IV All-Ohio teams were announced Monday. The Ohio Mr. Basketball Award will be announced Wednesday at 11:15 a.m.

2022 Division I Boys Basketball All-Ohio Teams

Players of the Year: Sean Jones, Gahanna Lincoln; Gabe Cupps, Centerville

Coach of the Year: Brook Cupps, Centerville

 

First Team

Gabe Cupps, Centerville, 6-2, jr., 14.2 (points per game); Tom House, Centerville, 6-7, sr., 15.3; Rich Rolf, Centerville, 6-7, sr., 17.4; Evan Mahaffey, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, 6-6, sr., 16.0; Elmore James IV, Lyndhurst Brush, 6-2, sr., 24.2; Michael Bova, Lakewood St. Edward, 6-2, sr., 19.4; Drey Carter, Westerville South, 6-8, sr., 17.8; Sean Jones, Gahanna Lincoln, 5-10, sr., 21.0; Devin Royal, Pickerington Central, 6-6, jr., 19.6; Sean Craig, Sylvania Northview, 6-7, sr., 28.2; Zack Oddo, Green, 6-6, sr., 16.3.

[lillurk]

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

Gabe Cupps, Centerville, 6-2, jr., 14.2 (points per game); Tom House, Centerville, 6-7, sr., 15.3; Rich Rolf, Centerville, 6-7, sr., 17.4

I’ll be curious to see how scoring is distributed at Centerville next year

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Fantastic honor for Gabe.  He has officially been named Ohio's Mr. Basketball.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Dayton Daily News  --

When Gabe Cupps prepared to be Centerville’s starting point guard as a freshman, he asked his coach, who is also his dad, some important questions.

“How do I know when to shoot it, or when to go attack or when to pass it?”

Brook Cupps’ response: “You’ve got to feel it out.”

Three seasons later, Gabe Cupps has found an elite feel for how to play high school basketball.

Cupps filled his junior season with highlights and notable victories. The Elks won every regular-season game against possibly the toughest schedule in Ohio. They made it back to the Division I state final but were denied a second straight state championship by Pickerington Central.

The star that began to rise across Ohio in the 2021 state tournament shone even brighter this season. So bright that Gabe Cupps is this year’s Mr. Basketball as voted on by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association.

“It’s really cool,” said Cupps, the ninth junior to win the award since its inception in 1988. “It just makes me think about all the work that I’ve put in to get to this point. Obviously, there’s a bunch of guys in the state that could have easily been selected for it. I’m just grateful.”

Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary’s Sencire Harris was runner-up in a field that included Sean Jones of Gahanna-Lincoln, Elmore James IV of Lyndhurst Brush, T.C. Molk of Dover and Sean Craig of Sylvania Northview.

Now in its 35th year, the award was first given by the Associated Press in 1988. It has been voted by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association since 2017.

Some Mr. Basketball winners were big scorers. But Cupps was the third-leading scorer on his team at 14.2 points per game behind fellow first-team all-state selections Rich Rolf and Tom House. Cupps could score when needed and shot 50.3% from the field, 44.3% from 3-point range and 85.2% from the free-throw line.

What set Cupps apart was his playmaking. He averaged 6.8 assists with a high of 13 and his assist-to-turnover ratio was 6.4. His ability to penetrate usually resulted in a layup, a pull-up jumper or a pass to an open 3-point shooter.

“He has the ability to impact the game, regardless of how many points he scores,” Brook Cupps said. “He finds ways to impact winning.”

Brook Cupps teaches his players to play the game the right way, to work hard and to be unselfish. Father and son agree that the resulting team success is a factor in winning the award.

“He’s deserving and there’s a lot of other kids that are very deserving as well,” Brook Cupps said. “When teams do well, you start looking to see why they’re doing well. We had a lot of guys that contributed to that, and Gabe was our leader on the floor and drove us. That stood out to a lot of people that watched us.”

In addition to the obvious goal of being a strong leader, three goals were set for Cupps this season. The first was to bring a competitive edge.

“Set the tone for the rest of the team to follow, whether that was getting up and pressuring the ball, not backing down from anybody, showing that we can compete with a team or, if it was a big environment, showing that we weren’t scared of anything,” he said.

The second goal was to create offense for himself and others.

“I just let the game come to me,” he said. “I think I do a pretty good job of making the right play at the right time. A big part of my game and a big part of this team was me getting guys involved.”

The third is what college recruiters have said they like: control the game.

“The biggest times I notice it is when we’re on a scoring run, or we just hit a shot, getting it out and pushing it aggressively,” he said. “And then on the other side of that, when we haven’t scored on two or three possessions in a row, slowing us down and not rushing into an offensive possession. It goes defensively too. I pick up and guard the ball and don’t let teams push it down on us and kind of control it that way.”

Indiana coach Mike Woodson liked the qualities of Gabe Cupps’ game so much that his scholarship offer led to Cupps’ commitment before the season. Cupps attended the Hoosiers’ First Four game earlier this month at UD Arena. Indiana fans were all over the arena.

“I wore a hat trying to go undercover, but a couple of them noticed me when I went and got concessions,” he said. “As I got up to leave the game, this dude that was sitting behind me the whole time, said, ‘Can’t wait for you to be at IU.’”

But Gabe Cupps has one more season at Centerville. He will miss the five departing seniors but said he is looking forward to the challenge of the feel of a new team. Then he will leave for Indiana.

“Watching Indiana play and picturing myself there, it still seems like it’s not really going to happen,” he said. “But eventually it will, and I’m super excited for it.”

[JMett94]

That is a Point Guard. Can we please fast forward to 2023 and see how he is going to make the rest of our team better. No matter who they are.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-commit-gabe-cupps-credits-mr-basketball-to-team-success-doing-things-the-right-way/?fbclid=IwAR0ryRioKBTTDzc1v5HCacSnEbDYQFAAJZbO5UuihNzaWvaewALmQFuZUIQ

[MoyeNeeded]

Any numbers for Cupps this past weekend?

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

 

1 hour ago, MoyeNeeded said:

Any numbers for Cupps this past weekend?

Adidas didn't post any box score data so if you didn't see any random reports for him in the 2022 AAU Season thread then the answer is unfortunately no.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Eric Bossi on this past weekend.

Gabe Cupps, PG, Midwest Basketball Club- The evolution of the future Indiana Hoosier continued over the weekend. Cupps has always been a dangerous shooter from deep and always will be. The steps he’s making as a leader and decision maker are important. He never struggled in those areas by any means, but you can see him growing as a guy that teammates look to in tough times. He’s getting stronger and processes the game quickly. It was a very solid outing for him.

[Hoosier Roots]

Full 10 minute breakdown on Cupps, what he can do and needs to do from about 5 months ago. 
 

This guy also has breakdowns on Kwane Evans and the whole Monteverde team for anyone who is interested. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Post-season Q and A

https://www.insidethehall.com/2022/04/26/q-a-class-of-2023-iu-commit-gabe-cupps-recaps-junior-season-talks-future-at-indiana/

[IUc2016]

Midrange off the bounce. Three's off the bounce. Crafty finishes at the rim. 

Been a long while since we have had all of that. 

[Stuhoo]

4 minutes ago, IUc2016 said:

Midrange off the bounce. Three's off the bounce. Crafty finishes at the rim. 

Been a long while since we have had all of that. 

I had different happy takeaways:

• Back cuts
• Change of pace on the bounce
• Shooting form
• Creating space, including against bigs
• Eyes always up

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Gabe winning a championship in the State of Indiana  --  that's an omen right?

Midwest Basketball Club the 2022 Bill Hensley Platinum Champions!    Gabe had 14 pts. in the win.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

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

Gabe winning a championship in the State of Indiana  --  that's an omen right?

Midwest Basketball Club the 2022 Bill Hensley Platinum Champions!    Gabe had 14 pts. in the win.

Yeah, but is he really 6’2”?  Lol. Had to, sorry. 

[HoosierHoops1]

25 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Yeah, but is he really 6’2”?  Lol. Had to, sorry. 

Tried to find a roster, but no luck.

[IUc2016]