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T. J. Cline

T. J. Cline is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year in 2017 and won the Israeli Cup with Hapoel Holon.

born 19942017 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year2018 Israeli Cup with Hapoel HolonSon of Nancy Lieberman

Born: 22 July 1994, Plano
Occupation: basketball player
Education: Plano West Senior High School, Niagara University

T. J. Cline was born in 1994 in Plano

Timothy Joseph Cline was born on July 22, 1994, in Plano. He is the son of Hall of Fame basketball player Nancy Lieberman.

He played high school basketball at Plano West and then joined Niagara University on a scholarship. When his coach Joe Mihalich left for Hofstra, Cline moved to the University of Richmond. In his senior season there he averaged 18.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, and he was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year in 2017.

He began his professional career with Galatasaray in Turkey in 2017 and left after 5 games. He then signed with Hapoel Holon, received an Israeli passport, and won the Israeli Cup in 2018. Holon also reached the 2018 Israeli League final.

He later played for Basket Brescia Leonessa in Italy, Maccabi Tel Aviv, the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League and MoraBanc Andorra in Spain. In 2023 he joined Hapoel Jerusalem and then Hapoel Eilat.