Baylor Basketball: Projected starting lineup and depth chart for 2021-22 season

Point Guard

Starter: James Akinjo

With the trio of guards departing for the NBA, it was crucial to land guard help during the off-season.

This will be Akinjo’s third different university, after spending his first two seasons in Georgetown and his last stop being in Tucson.

Akinjo has averaged 14.3 points per game and 5.2 assists on 38.2% from beyond the arc over the past three seasons.

Akinjo’s offense is not a question and has high-upside as a defender in the Big 12. He’s an 81% career free throw shooter and makes an impact on both ends of the floor. The biggest wildcard is his consistency inside the three-point line.

Akinjo shot 36% from inside the arc and struggles at times to finish near and at the rim. He has also been a high-volume shooter, an area he won’t have to worry about in Waco.

Akinjo has an excellent overall game and is a good plug to fill and make Baylor a Top 10 nationally ranked team in college basketball.

Bench: LJ Cryer

Cryer spent his freshman season in a reserved role, observing the trio of starting guards plus Adam Flagler.

The Houston native was a consensus four-star recruit out of Morton Ranch High School and scored over 3,000 points in his high school career.

Lead by a 17 point performance against Louisiana and 15 more against Arkansas Pine-Bluff, Cryer finished his freshman season averaging 3.4 points on 36% from beyond the arc.

Cryer is expected to play much more this upcoming season and is hoping to find a role within the team. Cryer’s defense needs improvement and shot volume will increase.