DES MOINES, Iowa — Drake head men's basketball coach Eric Henderson has announced the addition of five student-athletes to the 2026-27 roster. The group includes four transfers – Justin Burns (Northwest Florida State College), Jon Carroll (Morehead State), Dre Kindell (Wichita State), and Gabe Oldham (Denver), and one high school prospect, Mason Matulis (Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma).

"We are so excited to add these five young men to our program in the late signing period," Henderson said. "We wanted to increase our athleticism and rebounding, along with our ability to guard the ball all while continuing to add to our dynamic offensive scheme. We feel like we knocked it out of the park with this group. I can't wait to get them on the Knapp Center floor in front of our amazing fans."

Burns, a 6-6 wing originally from Albany, Georgia, spent last season at the Junior College level with the Raiders of NWFSC and played one season at Chipola College prior to that.

Last season with the Raiders he earned Second Team All-Panhandle Conference honors, while playing and starting in all 35 games. Burns averaged 12.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game and posted double-digit rebounds 12 times with nine double-doubles. He ranked second in FCSAA for total rebounds (308) and fifth in rebounds per game (8.8).

Carroll, a 6-7 forward originally from Tallahassee, Florida, played for the Eagles during the 2025-26 season and spent two years at North Central Missouri College prior to his time at Morehead State. He garnered selections to the All-OVC Second Team and All-Newcomer Team, while helping lead the Eagles to a share of the OVC regular season title.

Carroll finished the 2025-26 season ranking first in the OVC in total rebounds with 262, averaging a team-high 7.9 per game. He posted eight double-doubles and Carroll also nailed 58 percent of his field goals while averaging 11.2 points a game. He scored in double figures 18 times and pulled down 10+ rebounds in 11 different games.

Kindell, a 5-11 guard originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, played for the Shockers last season and spent two seasons playing for Barton Community College at the JUCO level.

Appearing in 36 games for WSU, Kindell helped guide the Shockers to the Quarterfinals of the NIT averaging just over 17 minutes of action per game. Serving as a floor general, he averaged 5.9 ppg on 45-percent shooting from the floor and 34-percent from beyond the arc to go along with 1.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists. On the defensive end he racked up 23 steals, which was tied for the third-most on the team.

Oldham, a 6-8 forward originally from Spanish Fork, Utah, spent last season at Denver and played two seasons of JUCO ball at Pima Community College where he was a NJCAA All-American selection as a sophomore.

A force on the block for the Pioneers, Oldham played in all 32 games with 27 starts and averaged 5.6 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in 25.6 minutes per contest. He ranked second in the Summit League in rebounds in conference games, averaging 8.2 per contest while totaling 238 rebounds, which ranks sixth in Denver's Modern Era DI single-season record book. Oldham ended the regular season ranked fourth in the country in effective FG% at 70.4% via Ken Pom, tallied four double-doubles, and pulled down 10+ rebounds 10 times.

Matulis, a 6-5 guard originally from Tulsa, Okla., was an All-State selection during his senior season at Booker T. Washington High School and led his team to a state title while earning state tournament MVP honors as a junior. He joins fellow incoming freshman, Miles Flemons, who is also from Tulsa.

During his final prep season, Matulis averaged 16.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.6 assists on the offensive side, and provided 2.1 steals defensively. A career 1,000-point scorer, Matulis shot 48-percent from the field during his prep career, including a career-best 52-percent as a senior. From long range, he made 166 career three-pointers on 35-percent shooting.