College Basketball

Morton Ranch grad Cryer headed back to NCAA Tournament

By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
Posted 3/15/23

Cryer has had a strong junior season for Baylor, coming back from an injury plagued season his sophomore year to average a career high 14.5 points, 2.1 assists, 2.1 rebounds while shooting 44% from the field and 43% from 3-point range while hitting over 90% of his shots from the free throw line.

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Morton Ranch grad Cryer headed back to NCAA Tournament

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Morton Ranch graduate L.J Cryer is headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season.

The junior Baylor guard was part of a Baylor team that locked up a No. 3 seed in the tournament after finishing 22-10 in the regular season and tied for third in the Big 12. Baylor lost in their quarterfinal game of the tournament to Iowa State.

The Bears were placed in the South Region as the three seed and will play UC Santa Barbara in the first round, as the Guachos, who received an automatic bid into the tournament after winning the Big West Conference Tournament. The winner of that game will advance to play the winner of No. 6 seed Creighton and No. 11 seed North Carolina State.

Cryer has had a strong junior season for Baylor, coming back from an injury plagued season his sophomore year to average a career high 14.5 points, 2.1 assists, 2.1 rebounds while shooting 44%from the field and 43% from 3-point range while hitting over 90% of his shots from the free throw line.

Cryer wasn’t the only Morton Ranch graduate to be a part of a team that made the Tournament. Eddie Lampkin was part of a TCU squad made the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season, although he will not be with the team for the tournament.

Lampkin was plagued by injuries this season and played through injuries on the court. He did not take part in the Big 12 Tournament and announced his decision to enter the transfer portal on Monday.

TCU earned a No. 6 seed in the tournament and will play the winner of the play in game between Arizona State and Nevada. The winner of that game will advance to play the winner of Gonzaga and Grand Canyon in the second round.

Lampkin was limited to playing in 24 games this year, averaging six points and six rebounds per game while shooting 54% from the field. But Lampkin made the decision to leave the TCU team before the Big 12 Tournament.

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