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SAN ANTONIO — Only one night after Baylor swatted aside previously undefeated Gonzaga to capture its first national title four years ago, freshman LJ Cryer was right back in the gym getting up shots and working on his game.
He couldn’t bear another season as a fringe rotation player who logged a few scant minutes one night and didn’t leave the bench the next.
Cryer arrived at Baylor at a time when the Bears were teeming with top-tier backcourt talent. Jared Butler, Davion Mitchell, Macio Teague and Adam Flagler were the four leading scorers on a team that lost only two games all season and never allowed a single NCAA tournament opponent to finish within nine points.