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Jersey Number 4
L.J. Cryer
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Morton Ranch HS
Bio
| Game Highs | ||||
| Points | 30 30 30 |
vs. #22/22 (8) Gonzaga (3/22/25) vs. #9/9 Alabama (11/26/24) vs. rv/#22 Creighton (3/19/23) |
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| FG | 13 | vs. rv/#22 Creighton (3/19/23) | ||
| FGA | 26 | vs. #9/9 Alabama (11/26/24) | ||
| 3FG | 8 | vs. West Virginia (2/13/23) | ||
| 3FGA | 13 | vs. San Diego State (11/30/24) | ||
| FT | 10 | vs. #9/9 Alabama (11/26/24) | ||
| FTA | 10 | vs. #9/9 Alabama (11/26/24) | ||
| Rebounds | 7 | vs #6/6 (2) Tennessee (3/30/25) | ||
| Assists | 6 6 6 |
6, at Arizona State (2/18/25) at #14/16 Kansas State (2/21/23) vs. Central Arkansas (11/17/21) |
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| Steals | 4 4 4 |
at Oklahoma State (12/30/24) vs. UCF (1/20/24) vs. Norfolk State (11/11/22) |
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| Blocks | 1 (10X) |
Most recently vs. #6/6 (2) Tennessee (3/30/25) |
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| Minutes | 48:00 | at #12/11 Kansas (1/5/25) | ||
• 2024-25 John R. Wooden Award All-America Team
• 2024-25 All-America Third Team (USBWA)
• 2024-25 All-America Third Team (NABC)
• 2024-25 All-America Third Team (Associated Press)
• 2024-25 All-America Third Team (The Sporting News)
• 2023-24 All-America Honorable Mention (USBWA)
• 2024-25 Big 12 Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• 2024-25 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team
• 2024-25 NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2024-25 All-Big 12 Conference First Team
• 2023-24 All-Big 12 Second Team
• 2023-24 All-Big 12 Second Team (Associated Press)
• 2022-23 All-Big 12 Third Team
• 2024-25 NABC All-Gulf District First Team
• 2023-24 NABC All-District 8 Second Team
• 2024-25 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team
• 2022-23 USBWA All-District VII Team
• 2023-24 Big 12 All-Tournament Team
• 2023 Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic Most Valuable Player
• Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 30, 2023)
• Big 12 Player of the Week Nov. 21, 2022)
• 2024-25 Winter All-Big 12 Academic Team
• 2024 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award
GRADUATE (2024-25)
One of two players to start all 40 games, a school single-season record... Led Houston in points (15.7), 3-point field goals (123), 3-point field goal percentage (.424), and free throw percentage (.895)... Finished 16th in 3-point percentage (.424) and 27th in 3-point field goals per game (3.1) nationally and led the Big 12 in both categories... Ranked 10th in the Big 12 with 15.7 points per game... Became 53rd member of Houston’s career 1,000-Point Club in Big 12 Conference championship-clinching win vs. Cincinnati... Received 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award in December 2024... Presented to student-athletes who graduate with a cumulative GPA of 3.80 or above and have participated in at least two years of NCAA athletics at an FBS school... Led Houston with 18 points, thanks to six 3-pointers and added three assists with a steal in charity exhibition win vs. #13/15 Texas A&M (10/27)... Led all players with 16 points, thanks to 4-of-6 3-point shooting, and dished out three assists in season-opening win vs. Jackson State inside Fertitta Center (11/4)... Tied for team lead with 13 points and added two assists and a steal against #11/11 Auburn in Mattress Firm Battleground 2k24 inside Toyota Center (11/9)... Led all players with 30 points, thanks to 10-of-10 shooting from the free throw line, and three steals against #9/9 Alabama during first day of Players Era Festival inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas... Scored 21 points and led all players with five 3-pointers against San Diego State during Players Era Festival Third-Place Game (11/30)... Finished with a game-high 20 points and added four 3-pointers with three assists in win over Butler during Big 12-Big East Challenge (12/7)... Led all players with 22 points, thanks to 6-of-7 shooting from the arc, in home win over Troy (12/10)... Posted 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field, including 5-of-7 from the arc, with three assists in home win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christ (12/21)... Finished with 18 points, thanks to 4-of-8 shooting from the arc, and led al players with four steals in road win at Oklahoma State (12/30)... Totaled 18 points, thanks to 5-of-10 shooting from the arc, and grabbed two rebounds with a pair of assists in home win over rv/#25 West Virginia (1/15)... Scored 13 points, thanks to 3-of-4 shooting from the arc, in home win over Utah (1/22)... Led all players with 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting and grabbed three rebounds with three assists in road win at rv/rv West Virginia (1/29)... Led Houston with 22 points and three 3-pointers against #22/19 Texas Tech (2/1)... Led all players with 18 points and four 3-pointers and grabbed three rebounds in home win over Oklahoma State (2/4)... Posted 15 points and six rebounds with three treys in road win at Colorado (2/8)... Led Houston with 14 points, thanks to four 3-pointers, and dished out three assists in home win over rv/rv Baylor (2/10)... Posted 15 points with three 3-pointers and two assists in road win at #13/13 Arizona... Led Houston with 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting and six assists and tied for team lead with four 3-pointers in road win at Arizona State (2/18)... Led all players with 18 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the field, including 5-of-7 from the arc in home win over #8/8 Iowa State... Added five rebounds with an assist and steal (2/22)... Led all players with 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting in home win over Cincinnati... Drained a pair of free throws with 50 seconds left to join Houston’s career 1,000-Point Club (3/1)... Led all players with 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting and added three rebounds and three steals in Senior Day home win over Kansas (3/3). .. Led Cougars with 23 points, thanks to 6-of-9 shooting from the arc, and grabbed two rebounds in road win at Baylor (3/8). Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: Finished with 14 points and three rebounds in Quarterfinal win over (16) Colorado (3/13)... Totaled 20 points, thanks for four 3-pointers, and grabbed two rebounds with a steal in Semifinal win over #17/18 BYU (3/14). NCAA Tournament: Drained four 3-pointers and dished out a game-high four assists in First Round win over (16) SIUE (3/20)... Led all players with 30 points, thanks to 6-of-11 long-range shooting, and grabbed two rebounds with three steals in Second Round win over #24/23 (8) Gonzaga (3/22)... Led Houston with 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds wiht four assists, a steal and no turnovers in nearly 38 minutes during NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional Elite Eight win over Tennessee (3/30)... Led all player with 19 points and drained four 3-pointers with six rebounds and a pair of assists in NCAA National Championship Game vs. #3/3 (1) Florida (4/7).
SENIOR (2023-24)
One of three Cougars to start all 37 games... Led the Cougars with 15.5 points per game and topped Houston and the Big 12 with 3.0 3-point field goals per game... Led Houston with 13 20-point games and 27 double-digit scoring games... Made his Houston debut in season-opening win over ULM inside Fertitta Center... Finished with nine points, two rebounds and a pair of assists against the Warhawks (11/6)... Scored 15 points with three rebounds, three steals and two assists in win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11/11)... Led all players with 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting and posted two assists with two steals in home win over Stetson (11/13)... Finished with a game-high 18 points and tied for game-high honors with three 3-pointers in win over Towson in Shriners Childrens Charleston Classic First Round (11/16)... Totaled 14 points with four 3-pointers and grabbed three rebounds with three assists in win over Utah during Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic Semifinals... Drained three of his treys in a critical stretch after Utah erased a 14-point deficit and tied the game late in the second half (11/17)... Led all players with 18 points and four 3-pointers in win over Dayton in Shriners Children’s Charleston Title Game... Named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player... Posted a game-high 24 points and five 3-pointers with four rebounds and three assists in home win over Montana (11/24)... Led all players with 23 points and five 3-pointers in win at Xavier (12/1)... Paced Houston with 15 points and five 3-pointers in home win over Rice... Added two rebounds, two assists and a steal against the Owls (12/6)... Finished with 21 points with three 3-pointers and added three rebounds with an assist and steal in home win over Jackson State (12/9)... Posted 17 points with four 3-pointers in win over rv/rv Texas A&M in The Halal Guys Showcase inside Toyota Center (12/16)... Led all players with 16 points and added two rebounds with a game-high-tying four assists in home win over Penn... Moved past 1,000 points in his collegiate career with a 3-pointer with 14:15 left in first half against the Quakers (12/30)... Led all players with 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 4-of-7 from the arc in Big 12-opening win over West Virginia... Added three rebounds with two steals and an assist against the Mountaineers (1/6)... Led all players with 16 points and four 3-pointers in home win over UCF (1/20)... Topped all players with 23 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including 5-of-9 from the arc, and grabbed four rebound with an assist in win at #21/19 BYU (1/23)... Finished with 14 points, thanks to a pair of 3-pointers, and grabbed two rebounds with three assists in overtime win at rv/rv Texas (1/29)... Led all players with 24 points, thanks to 6-of-12 shooting from the 3-point line, and grabbed three rebounds with three assists and a steal at #8/9 Kansas (2/3)... Gave the Cougars a 4-point lead on a floating jumper with just over a minute remaining at Cincinnati (2/10)...Led all players with 26 points and six 3-pointers on 9-of-13 shooting from the field vs. rv/– Texas (2/17)... Posted 15 points and led the Cougars with three 3-pointers in win at #11/11 Baylor... Drained all six free throw attempts in overtime and added two assists with two steals against the Bears (2/24).. Led all players with 22 points on 7-of-15 shooting and four 3-pointers in home win over Cincinnati... Added two rebounds, two assists and three steals against the Bearcats (2/27)... Led all players with 23 points and drained a team-high five 3-pointers with two assists in win at rv/rv Oklahoma (3/2)... Topped all players with 25 points and five 3-pointers in road win at UCF... Posted 19 points in the second half against the Knights (3/6)... Scored 11 points, thanks to three 3-pointers, and added three rebounds and four assists in Senior Day win over #14/15 Kansas inside Fertitta Center (3/9). Big 12 Championship: Drilled six 3-pointers on the way to a game-high 20 points and added two rebounds in Semifinal win over #25/23 (4) Texas Tech (3/15). NCAA Tournament: Tied for team lead with 17 points and three 3-pointers and added three rebounds with two assists and two steals in First-Round win over (16) Longwood (3/22)... Scored 20 points with three 3-pointers and added three rebounds and four assists in overtime win over (9) Texas A&M in Round of 32... Led Cougars with 15 points and grabbed three rebounds in Sweet 16 loss to #13/14 (4) Duke (3/29).
PRE-HOUSTON
Junior (2022-23 at Baylor): Played a career-high 30 games... Set the program scoring in an NCAA Tournament game with 30 points against rv/#22 Creighton... Set the Baylor single-season record for free-throw percentage in 2022-23 (.894)... Named to the All-Big 12 Third Team (Coaches)... Was tabbed to the USBWA All-District Team... Played a career-high 30 games... Tied for the team high with 15 points, while setting a new career high playing 40 minutes in a road win at Oklahoma State (2/27)... Went 8-of-11 from three against WVU (2/13), becoming the ninth BU player to make 8+ threes in a game and the first since MaCio Teague had a school-record 10 against Texas Tech (3/7)... Shot a season-best 72.7% from the field en route to 23 points in a road win at TCU (2/11)... Named Big 12 Player of the Week for the second after a pair of 20-point performances in wins over No. 9 Kansas and Arkansas (1/30)... Notched 20 points in 67-64 win over Arkansas in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge (1/28)... Made a career high five three pointers en route to a team-high 22 points in a win over No. 9 Kansas (1/23)... Went a perfect 4-for-4 from 3-point range and scored 16 points to lift Baylor to a win in Lubbock (1/17)... Scored a team-high 16 points to help lead the Bears past Oklahoma State (1/14)... Returned to the lineup against TCU and scored 13 points after missing two games in concussion protocol (1/4)... Pulled down a career-high five rebounds to go along with 11 points against Northwestern State (12/20)... Named Big 12 Player of the Week (11/21) after averaging 22.3 points on 26-of-46 shooting... Set career highs in points (28) and minutes (35), leading Baylor to a win over No. 8 UCLA in the final game of the Continental Tire Main Event... Eclipsed the 20-point mark for a 6th time in his Baylor career with 20 points against Northern Colorado (11/14/22), his most since scoring a career-high 25 at West Virginia (1/18/22)... Set a career high with four steals against Norfolk State (11/11/22)... In his first game since Feb. 16, 2022, Cryer scored 16 points against MVSU (11/7/22), his seventh double-figure scoring effort in previous eight games... Was a Preseason All-Big 12 (Honorable Mention) selection. Sophomore (2021-22 at Baylor): Missed 15 games with a foot injury... Finished third on the team averaging 13.3 points per game... Led team in scoring eight times, including all three starts (21 vs. Stanford, 25 at West Virginia, 14 vs. Kansas State)... Had five 20-point games vs. Nicholls (20), Central Arkansas (20), Stanford (21), UAPB (20), at WVU (25)... Tallied 13 points and three assists in the season opener against Incarnate word (11/12)... Notched 20 points, two assists and two steals against Nicholls (11/15)... Posted 20 points and added career-high six assists and zero turnovers in 22 minutes vs. Central Arkansas (11/17)... Made first career start and set career high with 21 points in 32 minutes vs. Stanford (11/20)... Scored 15 points off bench, including nine points as part of second-half comeback from nine down in win at TCU (1/8)... Led Bears with 18 points in season-high 32 minutes off bench vs. Oklahoma State (1/15)... Made second career start and posted career-high 25 points, including career-high five 3-pointers made, in win at West Virginia (1/18)... Third career start came against Kansas State (1/25), where he scored 14 points in nearly 28 minutes of action... Played his final game of the season at Texas Tech (2/16), hitting two of his four 3-pointers in 14 minutes of action. Freshman (2020-21 at Baylor): Came off bench in 20 games, helping Baylor to first Big 12 title and NCAA national championship... Made collegiate debut with 17 points in 15 minutes off the bench vs. Louisiana (11/28), making 5-of-7 treys and adding two steals... Led the team with 15 points in a season-high 25 minutes off the bench against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/21)... Finished with 67 points in 20 appearances, shooting 16-of-44 (36.4 percent) from the 3-point line.
MORTON RANCH HIGH SCHOOL
Played for head coach Khris Turner in Katy, Texas... Finished high school career with 3,488 points, fifth-most all-time in Texas public schools and most in Houston area public schools... Named to TABC Class 6A All-State Team and was tabbed 2020 All-Greater Houston Boys Basketball Player of the Year by Houston Chronicle... Averaged 34.2 points on 55 percent shooting from the field and 44 percent from 3-point range as senior... Added 5.3 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game to help Morton Ranch to Class 6A Region III semifinals... Scored 1,164 points during senior season, shattering Morton Ranch’s scoring record... Made 145 treys during senior season, averaging 4.3 made 3-pointers per game... Posted 11 games of 40+ points, including a 50-point, 10-assist game in regular-season finale.
PERSONAL
Full name is Lionel Cryer Jr... Son of Tamica and Lionel Cryer Sr... Born in New Orleans... Both parents attended Grambling State, where father played football and mother played volleyball... Has a brother, Justin... Received his bachelor’s degree in integrated studies in May 2024... Will study health during post-baccalaureate work in 2024-25.
First Team Meeting (June 1, 20250
Sunday, June 01
Coach Kelvin Sampson (May 27, 2025)
Tuesday, May 27
Coach Kelvin Sampson – Contract Extension
Wednesday, May 21
HIGHLIGHTS – Big 12 Championships Final Round (April 24, 2025)
Friday, April 25
