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New All-America Recognition for Houston Men’s Basketball’s LJ Cryer
3/18/2025 5:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Houston graduate guard named to third and fourth All-America postseason teams in 2024-25
University of Houston graduate guard LJ Cryer received a pair of All-America recognitions when he was named to the Third Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the United States Basketball Writers Association on Wednesday.This is the second straight season Cryer in which was honored as an All-American. Earlier this month, he was named to the All-America Third Teams by The Sporting News and Associated Press.
Cryer was named All-America Honorable Mention by the United States Basketball Writers Association following the 2023-24 season.
The Katy, Texas, native has been one of the Cougars' most consistent leaders throughout the 2024-25 season and is one of only two student-athletes to start all 34 games to date.
Cryer joined the Cougars' 1,000-Point Club earlier this season and recently became only the third Cougar in school history to record multiple seasons with 100+ 3-point field goals, joining guards Robert McKiver and Corey Davis Jr.He leads the Cougars with ten (10) 20-point games this season, including four of the last six, and tied his career high with 30 points against Alabama during the first day of the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas on Nov. 26, 2024.
The Morton Ranch High School product leads Houston and the Big 12 with a 42.2 3-point field goal percentage and falls just short of the league's and the nation's qualifying minimums with his 91.5 free throw percentage.
Last week, Cryer was named to the All-Big 12 Conference First Team and was recognized as the Big 12 Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year for his work in the classroom. He received his bachelor's degree in integrated studies from Houston in May 2024 and is doing post-baccalaureate work in health with a 3.72 cumulative grade point average.
2024-25 NABC ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
First Team
| Player | Pos. | School |
| Johni Broome | F | Auburn |
| Walter Clayton | G | Florida |
| Cooper Flagg | F | Duke |
| Braden Smith | G | Purdue |
| Mark Sears | G | Alabama |
Second Team
| Player | Pos. | School |
| Kam Jones | G | Marquette |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | C | Creighton |
| RJ Luis Jr. | F | St. John's |
| John Tonje | F | Wisconsin |
| JT Toppin | F | Texas Tech |
Third Team
| Player | Pos. | School |
| LJ Cryer | G | Houston |
| Eric Dixon | F | Villanova |
| PJ Haggerty | G | Memphis |
| Chaz Lanier | G | Tennessee |
| Zakai Ziegler | G | Tennessee |
2024-25 USBWA ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
First Team
| Player | Pos. | School |
| Johni Broome | F | Auburn |
| Walter Clayton | G | Florida |
| Cooper Flagg | F | Duke |
| Mark Sears | G | Alabama |
| Braden Smith | G | Purdue |
Second Team
| Player | Pos. | School |
| PJ Haggery | G | North Carolina |
| Kam Jones | G | Marquette |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | C | Creighton |
| RJ Luis Jr | F | St. John's |
| JT Toppin | F | Texas Tech |
Third Team
| Player | Pos. | School |
| LJ Cryer | G | Houston |
| Hunter Dickinson | C | Kansas |
| Eric Dixon | F | Villanova |
| John Tonje | F | Wisconsin |
| Zakai Ziegler | G | Tennessee |
UP NEXT
• Cryer and the Cougars take their first steps in they NCAA postseason when they face (16) SIUE at 1 p.m., Thursday, in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region First Round inside INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kan.
TUNE IN
• Fans can watch Thursday's game on TBS with Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Debbie Antonelli (analyst), Steve Smith (analyst) and AJ Ross (reporter) calling.
• Fans can hear Thursday's game on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app with Jeremy Branham (play-by-play) and Elvin Hayes (analyst) calling. The pregame show begins at 12:45 p.m., Thursday.
• Fans can also can hear Thursday's game on Westwood One and on Sirius Ch., 211 and XM Ch. 204 with Ted Emrich (play-by-play) and Casey Jacobsen (analyst) calling.
• Fans can follow live stats from Thursday's game by clicking here.
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