LJ Cryer

Lionel "LJ" Cryer Jr. (born October 9, 2001) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Houston Cougars and Baylor Bears. As of June 27, 2025 he was offered an Exhibit 10 contract by the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association.^[1]

LJ Cryer

Personal information
Born	(2001-10-09) October 9, 2001 (age 23) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Morton Ranch (Katy, Texas)
College	Baylor (2020–2023) Houston (2023–2025)
NBA draft	2025: undrafted
Position	Point guard
Career highlights
NCAA champion (2021) Third-team All-American – AP, USBWA, NABC, SN (2025) First-team All-Big 12 (2025) Second-team All-Big 12 (2024) Third-team All-Big 12 (2023)

High school career

Cryer played basketball for Morton Ranch High School in Katy, Texas.^[2] As a junior, he averaged 27.5 points, 5.8 assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game, earning District 19-6A MVP honors.^[3] In the regular season finale of his senior season, Cryer had a 50-point, 10-assist game against Mayde Creek High School.^[2] 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.^[4][5] 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.^[3]

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.^[6] On November 20, 2021, he scored 21 points in an 86–48 victory against Stanford.^[7] On January 29, 2022, Cryer was ruled out after aggravating a right foot injury.^[8] He averaged 13.5 points, 1.7 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game.^[9] As a junior, Cryer was named to the Third Team All-Big 12.^[10]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2025 NBA draft, Cryer joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2025 NBA Summer League. On June 27th, he was signed to an Exhibit-10 contract.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games 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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020–21	Baylor	20	0	10.0	.382	.364	.643	.6	.8	.5	.0	3.4
2021–22	Baylor	19	3	25.9	.476	.468	.778	1.5	1.7	.8	.1	13.5
2022–23	Baylor	31	31	32.3	.453	.415	.894	2.1	2.1	.5	.0	15.0
2023–24	Houston	37	37	32.1	.411	.388	.871	2.4	1.9	1.1	.1	15.5
2024–25	Houston	40	40	32.7	.411	.424	.895	2.4	2.0	.9	.1	15.7
Career		147	111	28.5	.427	.413	.863	2.0	1.8	.8	.1	13.5

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.^[11]