Men's Basketball

BU’s Cryer, KU’s Dick Earn Men’s Basketball Honors

Baylor’s LJ Cryer (player) and Kansas’ Gradey Dick (newcomer) collected Big 12 men’s basketball awards for the second week of the season. It is the first career Conference honor for both.   
 
In three games last week, Cryer averaged 22.3 points, shooting 56% from the field and 50% from three while eclipsing the 20-point mark twice. He averaged 23.5 points against Top 25 competition in the Continental Tire Main Event with 19 points against No. 16 Virginia and 28 against No. 8 UCLA. His 28 points against the Bruins came in a career-high 35 minutes. After opening the game with 10 first-half points, the junior guard found his stroke in the second half making five of his eight shots, including three of his four three-pointers and a pair of clutch free throws to help the Bears hold on for the 80-75 win. Cryer also tied a career-high with four rebounds in the game. Against No. 16 Virginia, The Katy, Texas native, scored 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including three of five from downtown. He opened the week with 20 points against Northern Colorado, helping head coach Scott Drew capture his 400th career win at Baylor. Cryer ranks first in the Big 12 in three-point percentage (.543), second in three-pointers made (16) and third in scoring (18.0). With two more 20-point performances last week, Cryer has seven for his career and the Bears are 7-0 in those games.
 
Dick scored 14 points, including seven in the final 2:22, in Kansas’ 69-64 win versus No. 7 Duke in the Champions Classic in Indianapolis. He followed with 18 points, including 4-of-6 from three-point range, in the Jayhawks’ 82-76 victory against Southern Utah. He also tied his season-highs in rebounds with six and assists with three. The freshman guard from Wichita, Kansas, is second on the team with 16.8 points, which ranks sixth in the Big 12. Dick is second in the league in three-point percentage (.500) and third in field goal percentage (.551).
 
Big 12 Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Player:
Nov. 14: Adam Flagler, BU, G, Sr.
Nov. 21: LJ Cryer, BU, G, Jr.
 
Newcomer:
Nov. 14: Keyontae Johnson, K-State, F, Sr.
Nov. 21: Gradey Dick, KU, G, Fr.