Longhorns Have Contacted Elite Baylor Transfer LJ Cryer

The Texas Longhorns have reportedly reached out to Baylor Bears transfer LJ Cryer, who is arguably the most talented player currently in the portal.

AUSTIN -- The Texas Longhorns have made multiple calls to players available in the transfer portal so far this offseason, but their most recent contact might be their biggest yet.

Per reports Wednesday from On3, Texas has reached out to Baylor Bears transfer guard LJ Cryer, who is arguably the best player currently in the portal.

It's no surprise that numerous other top programs have contacted him, including Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas State, Houston, Gonzaga and many more.

The Longhorns are all too familiar with Cryer's game after playing against him and an elite group of Baylor guards in the Big 12 the past few seasons.

Despite missing 15 games of the 2021-22 season due to a foot injury, which forced him to sit for both matchups against Texas, Cryer bounced back this past season and averaged 15 points, 2.1 rebounds and two assists per game while shooting an efficient 45.3 percent from the floor. He tied fellow guard Adam Flagler with a team-high 80 triples for the season.

In Baylor's 85-76 loss to the Creighton Bluejays in the Round of 32, Cryer went off for a season-high 30 points on 13 of 22 shooting, displaying his elite shot-making ability and comfort to score from almost any spot on the floor.

The Longhorns are already losing Marcus Carr and Sir'Jabari Rice this offseason due to eligibility reasons. But potentially adding one of the best guards in the country in Cryer would certainly make up for these losses. Should the Longhorns land him, he would immediately become a starter while keeping Texas in Big 12 contention in the first full season under coach Rodney Terry.

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