T. J. Cline

T. J. Cline (born July 22, 1994) is an American college basketball player. A senior power forward/center at the University of Richmond, Cline is the son of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame player Nancy Lieberman.

After playing three years of junior varsity basketball at Plano West Senior High School, Cline re-made his game (and grew four inches to 6'8") and starred his senior season, earning conference offensive player of the year honors. He was able to obtain a NCAA Division I scholarship to Niagara. As a freshman, he earned Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference all-rookie team. When coach Joe Mihalich left Niagara for Hofstra, Cline chose to transfer to Richmond.

At Richmond, Cline built a reutation as a scorer. In his senior season, he averaged 18.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. A skilled passer, Cline averaged 5.7 assists per game, unusual for a player his size. At the close of the year, Cline became the second Spiders player to be named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year.

Despite playing only three seasons at Richmond, Cline finished his career ranked eighth in points and seventh in assists in Spider history.