Junior guard from Katy, Texas, just 170 miles southeast of Waco … Played a career-high 30 games in 2022-23 ... Set the program record for point in an NCAA Tournament game with 30 against Creighton ... Set the Baylor single-season record for free-throw percentage in 2022-23 (.894) ... Has 37 career double-figure scoring games (22 in 2022-23, 13 in 2021-22) ... Has 23 career games with 15+ points, including 17 in 2022-23 ... Named to the 2023 All-Big 12 Third Team (Coaches) ... Was tabbed to the NBWA All-District Team in 2023 ... Appeared in 20 games off bench as true freshman during 2020-21 national championship season … Had offseason foot surgery, missed 15 games in 2021-22 battling discomfort, including 12 of last 13 games … Led Big 12 and ranked 3rd nationally in 3-point percentage (.468) before falling below minimum games played requirement … Scored 256 points in 19 games (491 minutes), more than tripling last season’s points total of 67 points in 197 minutes … Scored 13+ points in 12 games in 2021-22 after posting two double-figure scoring games during 2020-21 freshman season … Has 15 career double-figure scoring games, including 10 games with 15+ points (eight in 2021-22) … Led team in scoring eight times in 2021-22, including all 3 starts … Had five 20-point games in 2021-22vs. Nicholls State … Came off bench in 20 games as freshman during Baylor's 2021 National Championship season ... Four-star recruit, ranked as nation’s No. 12 point guard in 2020 class by ESPN ... Scored 3,488 points during high school career, fifth-most all-time in Texas public schools ... Ranked as high as No. 51 nationally in 2020 class by Rivals ... No. 1-ranked prospect in Houston area according to VYPE and RCS Sports.
2022-23 (Junior): Won Big 12 Player of the Week on 11/21/22 and then again on 1/30/23 ... Was selected to the All-Big 12 Third Team by the league's coaches ... Named to the 2023 NBWA All-District Team ... Was a Preseason All-Big 12 (Honorable Mention) selection ... Tied for the team high with 15 points, while setting a new career high playing 40 minutes in a road win at Oklahoma State (2/27/23) ... Went 8-of-11 from three against WVU (2/13/23), 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 (3/7/21) ... Shot a season-best .727% from the field en route to 23 points in a road win at TCU (2/11/23) ... Named Big 12 Player of the Week for the second after a pair of 20-point performances in wins over No. 9 Kan. and Arkansas (1/30/23) ... Notched 20 points in 67-64 win over Arkansas in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge (1/28/23) ... Made a career high five three pointers en route to a team-high 22 points in a win over No. 9 Kansas (1/23/23) ... Went a perfect 4-for-4 from 3-point range and scored 16 points to lift Baylor to a win in Lubbock (1/17/23) ... Scored a team-high 16 points to help lead the Bears past Oklahoma State (1/14/23) ... Returned to the lineup against TCU and scored 13 points after missing two games in concussion protocol (1/4/23) ... 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 7th double-figure scoring effort in previous 8 games.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Missed 15 games with a foot injury … Finished third on the team averaging 13.3 points per game … Led team in scoring eight times in 2021-22, including all three starts (21 vs. Stanford, 25 at West Virginia, 14 vs. Kansas State) … Had five 20-point games in 2021-22vs. Nicholls State (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. UCA (11/17) … Made career-first start and set new career-high with 21 points in 32 minutes vs. Stanford (11/20) … Scored 15 points off bench, including 9 points as part of 2nd-half comeback from 9 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 three-pointers made, in win at West Virginia (1/18) … His 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 three-pointers in 14 minutes of action.
2020-21 (Freshman): 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 his freshman campaign with 67 points in 20 appearances, shooting 16-of-44 (36.4 percent) from the 3-point line.
High School: Played for head coach Khris Turner at Mortan Ranch High School 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 Regon 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: Son of Lionel Sr. and Tamica Cryer ... Born in New Orleans ... Both parents attended Grambling, where father played football and mother played volleyball ... Major is undecided.
