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Gabe Cupps, Bronny James Match Up on ESPN Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET

Indiana basketball 2023 commit Gabe Cupps and AAU team Midwest Basketball Club will play Tuesday night on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET. This game will also feature Bronny James and five-star Kentucky commits Reed Sheppard and Robert Dillingham.

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Indiana fans will have the chance to watch class of 2023 commit Gabe Cupps live on national television. Cupps and AAU team Midwest Basketball Club will play against Strive For Greatness in the Las Vegas Big Time Finale on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 26. 

This game will also feature Cupps' teammate Reed Sheppard, a five-star recruit from committed to Kentucky. Cupps and Sheppard have formed an impressive backcourt duo for Midwest Basketball Club, and they talked about their college futures in a recent interview with the Field of 68 podcast. 

This duo will go head-to-head against a Strive For Greatness team featuring Bronny James Jr. and Robert Dillingham, two of the top players in the class of 2023. Dillingham is the No. 6 player in the country, according to 247Sports, and is also committed to Kentucky. Bronny James – the son of LeBron James – is currently uncommitted, and some think it is unlikely that he will play college basketball.

Cupps is currently one of two players committed to Indiana in the class of 2023, joining Jakai Newton, a four-star commit from Covington, Ga. Cupps is also a four-star guard, and he plays for Centerville High School in Dayton, Ohio.

Mike Woodson and the Indiana coaching staff appear focused on five players to round out the 2023 recruiting class. Xavier Booker, Jamie Kaiser, Arrinten Page, TJ Power and DeShawn Harris-Smith have each visited or will visit the Indiana campus as they prepare to make their college decisions.

Related stories on Indiana basketball:

  • GABE CUPPS, REED SHEPPARD DISCUSS COLLEGE FUTURES: Gabe Cupps and Reed Sheppard form a lethal backcourt duo for Midwest Basketball Club on the AAU circuit. With Cupps headed to Indiana and Sheppard to Kentucky, the two joined the Field of 68 podcast to discuss each other's games and their college decisions. CLICK HERE
  • TRIO OF 2023 TARGETS PLAN INDIANA VISITS: Mike Woodson and the Indiana coaching staff will host official visits this week for three of their top 2023 recruiting targets, Jamie Kaiser Jr., Arrinten Page and DeShawn Harris-Smith. CLICK HERE
  • XAVIER BOOKERS ANNOUNCES TOP 10: Five-star forward Xavier Booker announced his top 10 schools on Saturday, which included Indiana, Oregon, Purdue, Cincinnati, Gonzaga, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Auburn, Michigan State and Michigan. The Cathedral High School product is now considered a top-five player in the class of 2023 after breakout performances this summer. CLICK HERE
  • TJ POWER ADDS UCLA, UNC, KANSAS OFFERS: Indiana has been heavily involved in the recruitment of 2023 four-star TJ Power, but Mike Woodson and staff will now have to fend off North Carolina, UCLA, Kansas and others for the 6-foot-9 forward from Worcester Academy in Massachusetts. CLICK HERE
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Jack Ankony
JACK ANKONY

Jack Ankony is a Sports Illustrated/FanNation writer for HoosiersNow.com. He graduated from Indiana University's Media School with a degree in journalism. Follow on Twitter @ankony_jack.

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