Lionel "LJ" Cryer Jr. (born October 9, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Houston Cougars of the Big 12 Conference.
[1] As a junior, he averaged 27.5 points, 5.8 assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game, earning District 19-6A MVP honors.
[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] Cryer received limited playing time as a freshman at Baylor, averaging 3.4 points per game as his team won the national championship.
His younger brother, Justin, played the same position at Royal High School in Brookshire, Texas, where his father served as defensive coordinator.