TJ Cleveland

Biography

THE CLEVELAND FILE PERSONAL Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama College: Arkansas, 2002 Playing Experience: Arkansas, 1998-2002 Family: Ami (wife), Caynen Thomas and Cayden James (sons) COACHING CAREER 2002-05: Video Coordinator, UAB 2005-06: Assistant Coach, UAB 2006-11: Assistant Coach, Missouri 2011-19: Assistant Coach, Arkansas 2019-23: Associate Head Coach, St. John's 2023-25: Assistant Coach, Wichita State 2025-: Assistant Coach, Texas A&M TJ Cleveland, widely regarded as one of the top assistant coaches in the game with a focus on guard play and a strong recruiter, was added to the Texas A&M staff as an assistant coach in April of 2025. Cleveland arrived in Aggieland after two seasons at Wichita State, which followed stops at St. John's, Arkansas, Missouri and UAB. At Wichita State, Cleveland played a key role in the team’s success as the Shockers advanced to the NIT in 2024-25. He helped coach Paul Mills win 34 games in his two first seasons, which was the third-most by a second-year head coach in school history. A pair of Shockers earned American Athletic Conference honors, which hadn’t happened in the same season since 2022. Prior to his time at Wichita State, Cleveland served 21 seasons under four-time coach of the year Mike Anderson at four different schools – St. John’s, Arkansas, Missouri and UAB. He originally joined Anderson’s UAB staff in 2002 as video coordinator before being promoted to assistant coach in 2005. As Anderson’s associate head coach at St. John’s, Cl