Atlantic 10 Basketball: Ranking of 25 best players from last decade (2013-23)

13. T. J. Cline

Despite being from Plano, Texas, Cline began his collegiate career back in 2012 at Niagara. This 6’8 forward spent just a single season with those Purple Eagles before transferring to Richmond, sitting out a year before spending three seasons in a major role for the Spiders in the A-10.

Cline was a major contributor right off the bat, averaging 11.8 points in his first eligible season with the Spiders. He had some great performances in two NIT runs at Richmond even though he never played in the Big Dance. Cline would average more than 18 points a game as both a junior and senior and his presence in Richmond’s frontcourt was certainly important. He’d also have a pair of triple-doubles during his senior season, including a 34-point, 12-rebound, 11-assists effort in a win against Duquesne.

Though Richmond wasn’t a national player, Cline still received accolades for his efforts, winning A-10 Player of the Year for that fantastic senior season. He was among the conference’s leaders in points and rebounds and lead the conference in assists and field goals, averaging 5.6 assists per game that year. His role was very important at Richmond and it’s clear that Chris Mooney landed quite the weapon on the transfer market.