Where is LJ Cryer from?

Last Modified Mar 19, 2025 08:15 GMT
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LJ Cryer is a guard for the Houston Cougars. He is a graduate student, as of the 2024-2025 season. At Baylor in 2020-21 which was his freshman year, he was off the bench in 20 games and helped his team to their Big 12 title and NCAA national championship. As a sophomore, his season was limited as he was sidelined for 15 games owing to a foot injury. He started his first career game against Stanford in which he scored 21 points in 32 minutes according to the Houston Cougars' official website.

In the 2022-23 season, he played 30 games which was his career high. Against Creighton, he scored 30 points and set the program scoring record in an NCAA Tournament game. As a senior in the 2023-24 season, he played in 37 games and started all of them for Houston. Cryer made his Houston debut against ULM in the season opener. In the Big 12 Championship, he recorded six 3-pointers and had a game-high 20 points and two rebounds in the semifinal against Texas Tech. For the NCAA Tournament, he recorded 17 points and three 3-pointers in the first-round game against Longwood. He also added three rebounds two assists and two steals in the game. In the Round of 32, he recorded 20 points, three 3-pointers, three rebounds, and four assists in overtime against Texas. In the following round, Cryer registered 15 points in addition to three rebounds against Duke.

LJ Cryer hometown

LJ Cryer is from Katy, Texas, United States according to his roster on the Houston Cougars. Cryer attended Morton Ranch High School where he concluded his career scoring 3,488 points. Following this score, he became the fifth all-time in Texas public schools as well as the most points in Houston area public schools according to the Houston Cougars University website. His name was enlisted to the TABC Class 6A All-State Team. While he was in his senior year, Cryer 34.2 points in addition to registering 55 percent shooting from the field and 44 percent from 3-point range. He also surpassed Morton Ranch’s scoring record by registering 1,164 points.

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Where was LJ Cryer born?

LJ Cryer's birthplace is New Orleans and was born on 9 October 2001, as per the Houston Cougars website.

LJ Cryer nationality

LJ Cryer is an American by nationality.

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FAQs on LJ Cryer

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A. LJ Cryer attended Morton Ranch High School.

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