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Courtesy: Phil Pierce, Athletic Media Relations |
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A former Razorback and one of the best young recruiters in the nation, T.J. Cleveland returns to the University of Arkansas for the 2011-12 season. A nine-year coaching and staff veteran since his playing days at Arkansas, Cleveland’s career path back to Fayetteville mirrors that of his mentor, Razorback head coach Mike Anderson. A player for the Razorbacks from 1998-2002, Cleveland joined Anderson’s staff at the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) upon graduation as a video coordinator and was named an assistant coach prior to the 2005-06 season. Cleveland joined his former coach at the University of Missouri for the 2006-07 season and in five seasons with the Tigers became known as a tireless worker and recruiter as well as one of the up and coming young coaches in the college game. Following his fourth season with Missouri, Cleveland was asked to participate and was featured at Nike’s Top Up & Coming Assistants Villa 7 Consortium. Those accolades were again extended to Cleveland following the 2010-11 season and made his second trip to the event in July. During his tenure with Missouri, Cleveland worked predominantly with the Tiger guards and his players flourished under his tutelage. In 2006-07, Cleveland’s first season at Missouri, he mentored Stefhon Hannah to Big 12 Newcomer of the Year accolades. Another Cleveland trainee, J.T. Tiller, took co-Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2008-09 and in between and since there have been several Missouri players that have either led or been at the top of the Big 12 and national rankings. Along with the individuals that Cleveland has helped coach, executing Anderson’s style of play from the guard position has been instrumental in the team success that Cleveland has enjoyed both as a player and coach. Missouri ranked second in the nation in turnover margin each of the last three seasons and led the nation in steals in 2010 with 10.9 per game and assists in 2009 with 18.4 per contest. Cleveland’s last team at Missouri ranked No. 2 in the nation in both steals per game (9.7) and turnover margin (5.4). The Tigers also ranked among the nation’s top 30 in five other statistical categories including scoring offense (10), assists per game (15), assist-turnover ratio (24), blocked shots per game (26) and scoring margin (27). Cleveland’s coaching career started at UAB where he worked his way up from video coordinator to assistant coach. In his one year as a coach with the Blazers, UAB advanced to the first round of the NCAA Tournament and ranked third in the nation in steals per game at 10.9 per contest. UAB also led Conference USA in assists, assist-turnover ratio, turnover margin and field goal percentage while ranking second in scoring, scoring margin and steals. Former Blazer Carldell Johnson ranked ninth in the nation in steals per game that year with 6.3 per outing, while also ranking 20th in steals per game at 2.6. As a player for the Razorbacks, Cleveland was instrumental in Arkansas’ 2000 run to the SEC Tournament title, the only SEC Tournament championship in school history. During Arkansas’ four-day run to the tournament title, Cleveland scored 23 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, dished 10 assists and made 11 steals, all off the bench. His best game in the tournament came in the semifinals against LSU where he shot 50 percent from three, grabbed two rebounds and made seven steals. During Cleveland’s four-year career at Arkansas, the Razorbacks compiled a 76-50 overall record and made three trips to the NCAA Tournament. A two-year captain, Cleveland led the team is steals three times in his four seasons in Fayetteville and continues to rank tied for fifth on Arkansas’ all-time steals list. Cleveland led the Razorbacks in assists two times and three-point percentage in 1999-00. His 112 assists in Southeastern Conference games ranks seventh on the Arkansas career charts. As a prep player for Minor High School in Birmingham, Ala., Cleveland was an all-state and all-metro player as well as the MVP of the state tournament as a senior when he led his team to the state championship. A 2000 graduate from Arkansas with a degree in communications, he is married to Ami (Watson). |
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