Baylor announces two more key injuries ahead of TCU matchup

The hits keep coming for No. 7 Baylor. The Bears are going to be down two of their leading scorers against TCU on Saturday.

LJ Cryer and Adam Flagler won’t play in Baylor’s game against the Horned Frogs on Saturday, the team announced. Flagler is dealing with knee discomfort and Cryer has a foot injury. They’re both listed as day-to-day, Baylor tweeted.

Both Adam Flagler (knee discomfort) and LJ Cryer (foot discomfort) are out for today’s game and are day-to-day. Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, Langston Love, Mitchell Paul and Kijana Love are also unavailable due to injury. #SicEm | #CultureofJOY 🏀

— Baylor Men’s Basketball (@BaylorMBB) February 19, 2022

Cryer is the Bears’ leading scorer this year, averaging 13.5 points per game, and Flagler is close behind him as the team’s No. 3 scorer with 13.0 points per game. It’s the latest injury for Baylor, which is also down Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, Langston Love, Mitchell Paul and Kijana Love. That’s the type of year it’s been for Scott Drew’s group.

Baylor is coming off a loss to Texas Tech and the two teams are tied for second in the standings. Although they’ll be shorthanded, the Bears will try to bounce back against TCU on Saturday.

Baylor announces Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua out for the year with knee injury

The Baylor Bears announced that forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season after tearing multiple ligaments in his knee on Saturday.

He will undergo season-ending surgery, and Scott Drew will look to replace Baylor’s sixth-leading scorer, as Tchamwa Tchatchoua is averaging 8.6 points per game in 21.5 minutes. He also averages 7.0 rebounds per game.

Tchamwa Tchatchoua suffered the injury in Saturday’s 17-point blowout of the Texas Longhorns. He was running up the court before he lost his balance, coming down awkwardly on his left knee. His knee bended in an awkward direction, and he remained on the floor for a while in obvious pain. Trainers and teammates eventually had to help Tchamwa Tchatchoua off of the court, and he immediately went to Baylor’s locker room.

He finished the contest with two points and one rebound in just five minutes played, as the Baylor forward did not make it to the second half.

Tchamwa Tchatchoua has played in 24 games this season, coming off of Baylor’s bench in all of them. He is Baylor’s sixth leading scorer, averaging 8.6 points per game in 21.5 minutes. He also averages 7.0 rebounds per game.

Tchamwa Tchatchoua began his collegiate career in the 2018-2019 season with UNLV before transferring to Baylor ahead of last year. At UNLV, he played in 31 games with 11 starts, averaging 13.3 minutes per game and posting averages of 3.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 0.7 blocks.