LJ Cryer

Last updated
LJ Cryer
No. 4–Houston Cougars
Position Point guard
League Big 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2001-10-09) October 9, 2001 (age 22)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Morton Ranch
(Katy, Texas)
College
Career highlights and awards

Lionel "LJ" Cryer Jr. (born October 9, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Houston Cougars of the Big 12 Conference.

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High school career

Cryer played basketball for Morton Ranch High School in Katy, Texas. [1] As a junior, he averaged 27.5 points, 5.8 assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game, earning District 19-6A MVP honors. [2] In the regular season finale of his senior season, Cryer had a 50-point, 10-assist game against Mayde Creek High School. [1] In his senior season, Cryer averaged 34.2 points, 5.3 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game. He finished with 3,488 career points, the most in Houston area public school history. Cryer was selected as All-Greater Houston Player of the Year by the Houston Chronicle , and repeated as District 19-6A MVP. [3] [4] A four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Baylor over offers from Houston, Colorado, LSU, Purdue and Stephen F. Austin, among others. [2]

College career

Cryer received limited playing time as a freshman at Baylor, averaging 3.4 points per game as his team won the national championship. [5] On November 20, 2021, he scored 21 points in an 86–48 victory against Stanford. [6] On January 29, 2022, Cryer was ruled out after aggravating a right foot injury. [7] He averaged 13.5 points, 1.7 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game. [8] As a junior, Cryer was named to the Third Team All-Big 12. [9]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Baylor 20010.0.382.364.643.6.8.5.03.4
2021–22 Baylor 19325.9.476.468.7781.51.7.8.113.5
2022–23 Baylor 313132.3.453.415.8942.12.1.5.015.0
2023–24 Houston 373732.1.411.388.8712.41.91.1.115.5
Career1077126.9.434.408.8441.81.7.7.112.7

Personal life

Cryer's father, Lionel Sr., played college football as a linebacker for Grambling State. His younger brother, Justin, played the same position at Royal High School in Brookshire, Texas, where his father served as defensive coordinator. [10]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Coleman, Adam (June 11, 2019). "Morton Ranch guard L.J. Cryer commits to Baylor". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ Coleman, Adam (April 2, 2020). "All-Greater Houston boys basketball player of year: LJ Cryer". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  4. ↑ Silva II, Dennis (March 15, 2020). "Morton Ranch's Cryer headlines all-district honorees". Katy Times . Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  5. ↑ Davis, Seth (October 15, 2021). "Baylor's path to back-to-back national championship exists, but a new set of stars will have to emerge". The Athletic . Retrieved November 21, 2021.
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