College basketball star suspended by team for spitting toward opposing fan

Stony Brook men’s hoops prima Erik Pratt was suspended by the schoolhouse for spitting connected a instrumentality during the team’s 82-69 nonaccomplishment to Monmouth Thursday.

Pratt was being heckled by fans with 2:30 near successful the crippled with Stony Brook down 79-63. Instead of ignoring the fans, Pratt turned and spit astatine them and walked away.

"In airy of his actions successful past night's crippled astatine Monmouth, I person made the determination successful consultation with the CAA to suspend Erik Pratt for Saturday's crippled astatine Hofstra," Stony Brook Director of Athletics Shawn Helibron said successful a statement.

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UW-Milwaukee defender Erik Pratt (8), who present plays for Stony Brook, looks to thrust to the handbasket against Northern Kentucky successful the 2nd fractional of their crippled astatine the UWM Panther Arena successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, connected Feb. 17, 2024. (Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK)

"I met with Erik earlier, and helium acknowledged his mistake portion accepting afloat work for his actions. While emotions were precocious successful the moment, helium understands that his behaviour was inappropriate and did not conscionable the standards we expect of our student-athletes, nor those acceptable distant by our department, instauration and the CAA. Erik has expressed his committedness to learning from this acquisition and moving guardant successful a affirmative manner."

At the clip of his ejection, Pratt led the squad with 14 points and had 8 assists. Pratt is Stony Brook’s starring scorer, averaging 19.4 points per game, and his lack for the team’s crippled against Hofstra connected Saturday is simply a large one.

Milwaukee Panthers defender Erik Pratt (8), who present plays for Stony Brook, dribbles during the Horizon League title hoops crippled betwixt the Oakland Golden Grizzlies and the Milwaukee Panthers astatine the Indiana Farmers Coliseum successful Indianapolis, Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana, connected March 12, 2024. (Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Stony Brook is presently tied for the No. 5 effect successful the CAA tournament, and a nonaccomplishment to Hofstra could driblet them successful the seedings.

Pratt antecedently played astatine Milwaukee and Texas A&M earlier joining Stony Brook. 

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Texas A&M Aggies defender Erik Pratt (3), who present plays for Stony Brook, leads a accelerated interruption during a hoops crippled betwixt the Georgia Bulldogs and the Texas A&M Aggies astatine Reed Arena successful College Station, Texas. College Station, Texas, connected Feb. 4, 2023. (Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Pratt is not the lone jock to beryllium embroiled successful a spitting contention implicit the past year, arsenic Philadelphia Eagles prima Jalen Carter spit connected Dallas Cowboys backmost Dak Prescott successful the archetypal crippled of the NFL season.

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