2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Cline, T.J.

Jersey Number 10
T.J. Cline
- Position:
- Forward/Center
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Plano, Texas
- High School:
- Plano West
Bio
Game-By-Game Statistics
2016-17
2015-16
2014-15
Career Stats/Highs
Cline in Players' Tribune | AP Story on Cline | USA TODAY feature on T.J. Cline | New York Times feature on T.J. Cline
Career Highlights
- 2017 AP All-America Honorable Mention
- 2017 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
- 2017 NABC All-District First Team
- 2017 Virginia State Player of the Year
- 2017 All-Atlantic 10 First Team, 2016 All-Atlantic 10 Third Team
- Finished eighth all-time with 1647 career points
- Finished seventh all-time with 374 career assists
- Ranked ninth all-time with a career field goal percentage of 53.1 percent
- Only player in school history with a triple-double
2016-17 (Senior)
- AP All-America Honorable Mention
- Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
- All-Atlantic 10 First Team
- RTD Virginia State Player of the Year
- NABC All-District First Team
- Finished top 10 all-time in single-season records for points, rebounds and assists
- Averaged 18.5 points per game, ranking fourth in A-10, while his 648 points ranked 8th-best for a single season
- Averaged 5.6 assists per game, ranking 22nd in country, while his 197 assists ranked 2nd-all time, just three shy of school record
- Averaged 7.8 rebounds per game and ranked 26th in country in defensive rebounds
- His 242 rebounds ranked 10th all-time and were the most in one season since 1998
- Became first player in school history to tally a triple-double and did it twice
- Only third player in last 25 years to finish regular season averaging 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists
- Four-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Week
- Tallied 11 double-doubles, most by any Spider since 1988
- Had 14 20-point games and two 30-point games
2015-16 (Junior)
- All-Atlantic 10 Third Team
- Led the Spiders with 18.3 points per game, tying for the highest season average by any Spider since 2001
- Ranked sixth in the conference in points scored and seventh in FG percentage (55.8)
- Led team with 3.8 assists per game, ranking 10th in the conference and second in the nation in assists among players 6-9 or taller
- First on team with 12 20-point games and 29 double-digit scoring games
- Tied then-career high in points (27) and set new career high in threes (5) in win over ODU (12/16)
- Notched new career high with nine assists vs. La Salle (1/13)
- Posted first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against GW (2/24)
- Upped career high to 36 points on career-best 13-of-20 shooting, including a career-high 8 free throws vs. Dayton (3/1).
2014-15 (R-Sophomore)
- Third on team with 11.8 points/game, shooting 51.6 percent from the field which ranked 11th in the A-10
- Hit 50 three-pointers, good for third on the team
- Averaged 3.7 rebounds per game, with season-high eight vs. USA (12/18)
- Ranked eighth in the league with a three-point percentage of 38.8
- Third on the team with 25 double-digit scoring games
- Scored season-high 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting against Davidson (1/17)
- Tallied four threes in a game on four different occasions
- Notched season-high seven assists against Duquesne (1/28)
2013-14 (Sophomore):
- Redshirted the season after transferring from Niagara
2012-13 (Freshman at Niagara)
- Earned MAAC All-Rookie honors as a freshman at Niagara, averaging 7.9 points, 4.6 rebounds
- Connected on 40 three-pointers and averaged 20 minutes per game
High School
- Earned District 8-5A Offensive Player of the Year
- Averaged 16.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game as a senior at Plano West High
- Led team to a 26-9 record and a second-place finish in the district
Personal
- Son of Tim Cline and Nancy Lieberman
- His mother, Nancy Lieberman, is a Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer, U.S. Olympian and women’s basketball pioneer
- His father Tim Cline played for the Washington Generals and is a Senior Vice President for Learfield Sports, overseeing all 22 of the companies West Coast collegiate relationships
- Has two younger brothers, Carson and Schaefer and a younger sister Macy
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