Spratt Tabbed All-Horizon League Preseason Second Team

Men's Basketball 10.07.26

Spratt Tabbed All-Horizon League Preseason Second Team

Junior Tyler Spratt was named to the Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team.

INDIANAPOLIS (10/7/2026) -- University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball junior Tyler Spratt earned some preseason hype as he was named to the Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team on Wednesday.

The league's head coaches, SIDs, and media members conducted the Preseason Poll and All-League Teams.

Spratt - one of the league's top returning scorers - was one of three Titans to play in all 32 games last season, starting 28, and was fourth on the team in scoring at 9.9 points and tied for fourth with 3.6 rebounds per game. He shot 41.1% from the field, 38.5% from three, and 78.1% at the free-throw line, with his 55 triples second on the squad.

In Horizon League play, he stepped up his game to 12.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists, hitting 46.8% overall, 43.3% from three, and 80.0% at the line, while ranking tied for 10th in the HL with 2.3 triples per game, helping the red, white and blue make a run to the Horizon League Championship.

Spratt netted double figures 14 times in his last 20 games and 15 times total against league rivals, counting the postseason, reaching 15 points on 10 occasions with a pair of 20-point outings.

He scored a season-best 28 points in a win against NKU, connecting on 8-of-10 from three, along with a season-high six assists and six rebounds. He finished with 21 points against Oakland, making 9-of-19 from the field with six rebounds and three assists.

The Titans were selected seventh as a team with 271 points.

2026-27 Under Armour #HLMBB Preseason Poll
Pl. Team – Pts.
1. Wright State – 492
2. RMU – 446
3. Green Bay – 367
4. Oakland – 354
5. Northern Kentucky – 336
6. Milwaukee – 309
7. Detroit Mercy – 271
8. Purdue Fort Wayne – 244
9. Youngstown State – 192
10. NIU – 142
11. Cleveland State – 121
12. IU Indianapolis – 80

#HLMBB Preseason Player of the Year
Kellen Pickett, Wright State

Preseason All-League First Team (alphabetical order by school)
Marcus Hall, Green Bay
Danilo Jovanovich, Milwaukee
DeAndre Craig Jr., Purdue Fort Wayne
CJ O'Hara, Wright State
Kellen Pickett, Wright State

Preseason All-League Second Team (alphabetical order by school)
Tyler Spratt, Detroit Mercy
Chandler Jackson, Milwaukee
Darius Livingston, RMU
Ace Valentine, RMU
Dominic Pangonis, WSU

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#1 Tyler Spratt: G; 6' 7"; Junior

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#1 Tyler Spratt
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Players Mentioned

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#1 Tyler Spratt