MILWAUKEE – Erik Pratt of Lake Worth, Fla., has signed to play for the Milwaukee men's basketball program, head coach Bart Lundy announced today.

Pratt, a 6-foot, 5-inch, 185-pound guard, comes to the Panthers after spending last season at Texas A&M, playing in nine games for the Aggies under head coach Buzz Williams.
 
"I have known Erik for a long time now," Lundy said. "He is a talented player and a winner. He has a high-level skill set and can play multiple positions on the floor."
 
Pratt comes highly-touted out of the junior college levels after playing two seasons at Seward County Community College in Kansas, ranked as the No. 7 JUCO recruit and No. 2 shooting guard by 247Sports. In his two seasons, Pratt averaged 15.8 points per game in his 33 appearances.
 
Pratt finished with a per-game scoring average of 18.1 as a sophomore with the Saints, adding 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game while shooting 70.3 percent from the free-throw line. He scored 30 points against Polk State in December and added 29 points in a win over Barton in January.
 
As a freshman, he contributed 13.9 ppg and 5.1 rebounds, shooting 45.6 percent from three-point range and 76.6 percent from the line, scoring a career-high 34 points against Pratt Community College. As a senior at Park Vista Community High School in Lake Worth Florida, Pratt averaged 19.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.