Ohio State’s Gabe Cupps to enter transfer portal after one season with Buckeyes
Cupps will seek his third team in three seasons after one season with the Buckeyes.
Feb 11, 2026; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes guard Gabe Cupps (4) and assistant coach Luke Simons celebrate a dunk during the second half against the USC Trojans at Value City Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images | Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images After spending just one season with the Ohio State men’s basketball program, Gabe Cupps, a Centerville-native and the 2022 Ohio Mr. Basketball Award winner, will enter the transfer portal.
It will be Cupps’ second transfer in as many years after the former Indiana Hoosier transferred to Ohio State from Indiana last spring. Ohio State guard Gabe Cupps plans to enter the @TransferPortal , his agency @excelsm told @On3 . The 6-2 redshirt sophomore began his career at Indiana.
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com/YiOKbNM34P — Joe Tipton (@JoeTipton) April 5, 2026 Cupps arrived in Columbus last March after two seasons at Indiana, and was expected to be the main backup guard to both Bruce Thornton and John Mobley. He appeared in 33 of Ohio State’s 34 games, averaging 1. 7 points and 1.