INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball program has announced the additions of 10 student-athletes for the upcoming season as head coach Ben Howlett finalized his roster for the 2026-2027 campaign. The spring recruiting class consists of eight transfers and two true freshman additions with three of the transfers coming from other Division I programs. 

"We're excited about this group of young men. Our staff has worked tirelessly to identify players to fit our system and build this roster," Howlett said. "We're bringing in a great group of young men. From how hard they work in the classroom to how hard they compete, we couldn't be more excited for this group. 

"It's a really versatile group. We like guys that can play both ends of the floor and we really value guys that have a good feel for the game. It's going to take some work to put it all together, but this group is going to represent IU Indianapolis well and make for an exciting season in our first year inside James T. Morris Arena."

Below is a rundown of the 10 new additions with pertinent details on each. The group joins three returners in Reece Hagy, Garrett Sever and Kameron Tinsley and two early signees in Trey Drexler and Kaloyan Kolev. 

Antoine Arnett / 6-foot-7 / Somerdale, N.J. (California Univ. [Pa.] transfer)
-Spent the past four years at Cal U. Pa., including a redshirt season
-Named All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Second Team last season
-Averaged 15.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game last season while shooting 50 percent from the field
-Scored in double-digits 24 times last season with a pair of double-doubles
-Had a career-high 26 points against Concord on Nov. 22, 2025

Jason Clarke Jr. / 6-foot / Silver Spring, Md. (Appalachian State transfer)
-Played two seasons at Appalachian State, totaling 33 games
-Averaged 3.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game last season with a 2.67 assist-to-turnover ratio
-Scored a career-high 11 points at Marshall on Jan. 3, 2026
-Was the VISAA Division II Player of the Year as a high school senior at The Miller School after averaging 17.5 points per game

Pat Curtin / 6-foot-3 / Ellicott City, Md. (Bucknell transfer)
-Played last season at Bucknell, averaging 12.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a true freshman, knocking down 42.2 percent from the field
-Scored a season-high 25 points on two different occasions
-Finished his prep career as Glenelg Country School's all-time leading scorer with 1,806 points
-Was the 2024-25 Baltimore Sun Metro Player of the Year, MIAA A Conference Player of the Year and Howard County Times Player of the Year

Gus Etchison / 5-foot-11 / Arcadia, Ind. (Idaho State transfer)
-Has 1,071 collegiate points from three different stops (Western Michigan, Marian, Idaho State) in 103 career games
-Played last season at Idaho State, averaging 8.8 points and 2.1 assists per game 
-Earned Lou Henson Award National Player of the Week and Big Sky Player of the Week after a 36-point, 8-assist outburst against Montana State on Feb. 21, 2026
-Spent two years at nearby Marian University, including earning First Team All-Crossroads League honors in 2024 when he averaged 22.8 points per game
-Began his career at Western Michigan, playing two seasons for the Broncos, totaling 36 games

Tarik Fadel Mula / 6-foot-6 / Cologne, Germany (Archbishop McNicholas [Ohio] HS)
-Comes to IU Indy from Archbishop McNicholas (Ohio) High School where he averaged 13.1 points and 3.5 assists per game
-Played for the 17U UA Rise team this past summer as well as for the Ohio Champion Boys AAU squad
-Began his high school career in the Orlando area, playing at East River, Orlando Christian Prep and Pathways
-Averaged 13.7 points per game during his time at Pathways
-Originally from Germany, played for the Rheinstars Koln club before coming to the U.S. in Summer 2022

Peyton Heiss / 6-foot-4 / Plain City, Ohio (Mount Vernon Nazarene transfer)
-Played the past two seasons at Mount Vernon Nazarene 
-Named First Team All-Crossroads League as a sophomore after averaging 15.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game with 69 made threes
-Started all 58 games the past two seasons at MVNU, totaling 701 points 
-Named First Team All-Ohio and Central District Division II Player of the Year as a senior at Jonathan Alder High School

Precious Idiaru / 6-foot-10 / Speyer, Germany (Gannon transfer)
-Helped Gannon to a 34-3 record and NCAA Division II National Championship in 2025-26
-Earned Second Team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference honors after averaging 11.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game
-Scored in double-digits 23 times including a pair of 19-point performances
-Spent his first two collegiate seasons at UMKC, including a redshirt season, before playing at Longwood in 2023-24
-Also has experience with the German National Team

Landon Osswald / 6-foot-5 / Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern HS)
-Non-scholarship addition joins the program from nearby Hamilton Southeastern High School
-Named IBCA Large School All-State and First Team All-Hoosier Crossroads Conference as a senior
-Averaged 14.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting better than 55 percent from the floor
-Played AAU with Grand Park Premier

Markus Pastorcic-Straun / 6-foot-3 / Toronto, Ontario (Colorado School of Mines transfer)
-Spent the past three seasons at Colorado School of Mines
-Averaged 20.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game last season while only appearing in 15 games due to injury
-Was Second Team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 2025 after averaging 11.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game
-Scored 885 career points in 81 games the past three seasons
-Tallied a career-high 32 points against Nebraska Kearney on Nov. 8, 2025

Manasseh Stackhouse / 6-foot-7 / Zion, Ill. (Cloud County C.C. transfer)
-Named Second Team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference last season after averaging 13.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game
-Scored in double-digits 23 times with five games of 20-or-more last season and nine double-doubles
-Originally committed to Milwaukee in 2024 before attending Cloud County
-Named Division 1 WBCA All-State and Southeast Conference Co-Player of the Year as a senior at Kenosha Indian Trail (Wisc.) High School
-Averaged 25.5 points and 14.0 rebounds a game his senior year of high school