INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball program announced five games for the upcoming season, including non-conference road games at Kansas State (Dec. 8) and Loyola (Dec. 12). The Jaguars will open the brand new James T. Morris Arena with an 11:00 a.m. tipoff on Nov. 2 against Miami Middletown. 

The Jaguars will also host home games with Southern Indiana (Nov. 11) and Judson (Dec. 17) in non-conference play inside James T. Morris Arena. 

Head coach Ben Howlett's new look squad boasts brings back a pair of contributors from a season ago in Reece Hagy (2.4 ppg, 24 starts) and Kameron Tinsley (7.9 ppg) and added three Division I transfers in Jason Clarke Jr. (Appalachian State), Pat Curtin (Bucknell) and Gus Etchison (Idaho State). Curtin, a 6-foot-3 guard, averaged 12.8 points per game as a true freshman last season, while Etchison, a 6-foot guard, averaged 8.8 points a game at Idaho State, including a 36-point outburst against Montana State. 

Other key transfers include 6-foot-10 forward Precious Idiaru, who was part of Gannon's Division II National Championship squad last season and senior guard Markus Pastorcic-Straun, who averaged 20.1 points per game in an injury shortened season at Colorado School of Mines in 2025-26. 

Morris Arena will become the centerpiece of the department's athletics facilities beginning this fall as the new home to the basketball and volleyball programs, along with health and wellness facilities benefiting all 18 sports. 

Season tickets are available at IUIndyJags.com/tickets while single game tickets will be on sale later this summer.