LJ Cryer Wins Second Big 12 Player of the Week Award of the Season
Baylor Basketball's LJ Cryer picked up his second Big 12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week thanks to 44 points combined against Kansas and Arkansas with efficient shooting numbers.
Cryer averaged 21 points in leading Baylor to its third-straight undefeated week and a six-game winning streak with wins over No. 9 Kansas and Arkansas. His week started with a team-high 22-point performance against the Jayhawks where he went off for 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting in the first half. Cryer nailed five 3-pointers, which tied a career-high and made him the first Bear with five threes in a half since Adam Flagler on 12/18/2021. He finished the game shooting .500 from the field and .455 from three-point range. Cryer followed up his performance against Kansas with his fourth 20-point performance of the season against Arkansas in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The Katy, Texas native, burst out of the gates with 10 of Baylor's first 14 points in the game, helping the Bears build an early nine-point lead. He finished 6-of-13 from the field, 2-of-4 from the three-point line and a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line. With the two wins, BU improved to 9-0 in Cryer's career when he has eclipsed the 20+ point mark.
Big 12 Men's Basketball Players of the Week
Player:
- Nov. 14: Adam Flagler, BU, G, Sr.
- Nov. 21: LJ Cryer, BU, G, Jr.
- Nov. 28: Markquis Nowell, K-State, G, Sr.
- Dec. 5: Jalen Wilson, KU, F, Jr.
- Dec. 12: Tre Mitchell, WVU, F, Sr.
- Dec. 19: Marcus Carr, UT, G, Sr.
- Dec. 27: Emanuel Miller, TCU, F, Sr.
- Jan. 2: Marcus Carr, UT, G, Sr.
- Jan. 9: Markquis Nowell, K-State, G, Sr.
- Jan. 16: KJ Adams Jr., KU, F, So.
- Jan. 23: Avery Anderson III, OSU, G, Sr.
- Jan. 30: LJ Cryer, BU, G, Jr.