College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Gabe Cupps
UIC · Guard · Junior · 6-2 · #23
Transfer from Ohio State
- #1163 guard in the country
- #1156 in the transfer portal
- #1470 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 18 minutes a game) at UIC: a bigger role than he had at Ohio State (12.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- Spot in the rotation
- #8
From the Statboy preseason model. It updates once games start.
▸What is impact?
Impact is how many points per game a player adds to his team. 0 is an average player, so a plus number means he's better than average and a minus number means he's below. It's Statboy's own number, based on everything he does on the court and the level he played against.
Last season: the basics
2025-26 at Ohio State: 33 games, 0 starts, 12.2 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game1.71stMM #836
- Rebounds per game1.25thMM #791
- Assists per game1.127thMM #570
- Steals per game0.411thMM #704
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
- Turnovers per game0.687thMM #93
- Field goal %37.8%(17-45)20thMM #654
- 3-point %25.9%(7-27)13thMM #720
- Free throw %73.7%(14-19)38thMM #487
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate9.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating99.317thMM #670
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.743rdMM #454
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %51.5%29thMM #564
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %45.6%20thMM #645
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.6765thMM #253
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %15.8%25thMM #641
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate42.2%78thMM #187
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.04012thMM #723
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Gabe Cupps
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
-0.13 impact · 3.1 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
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-0.08 impact · 2.7 pts · 1.8 reb · 1 ast
CompareTransfer from Creighton
-0.10 impact · 1.3 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Charleston
-0.06 impact · 3.8 pts · 2 reb · 0.9 ast
CompareReturning
-0.25 impact · 1.5 pts · 0.5 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareReturning
-0.16 impact · 3.2 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.8 ast
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UIC teammates
Benny Gealer#361 · G · Transfer from Stanford- Mekhi Lowery#536 · G · Returning
- Asa Thomas#600 · G · Transfer from Furman
- Lucas Scroggins#650 · F · Transfer from Saint Peter's
- Rashund Washington Jr.#662 · G · Returning
- Jayce Nathaniel#835 · F · Returning
- Ahmad Henderson II#1037 · G · Returning
- Andy Johnson#1045 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).