Men's Basketball
Wolf, T.J.
T.J. Wolf
- Title:
- Director of Player Personnel
- Alma Mater:
- Murray State, '07
T.J. Wolf enters his seventh season on the UCLA men’s basketball staff in 2025-26. He serves as the program’s Director of Player Personnel.
Wolf played college basketball at Murray State under head coach Mick Cronin and joined UCLA’s staff in July of 2019. He was hired as the program’s Director of Student-Athlete Development. Prior to moving to Los Angeles, Wolf had spent the previous six seasons on the men’s basketball staff at Cincinnati. He served as the video coordinator and the Director of Student-Athlete Development during his six-year tenure with the Bearcats, working for Coach Cronin.
In his current role, Wolf assists UCLA’s program with the day-to-day schedules of student-athletes, advanced scouting of upcoming opponents, film edits and video analysis.
Through the past six seasons, UCLA has compiled a 138-64 overall record. UCLA went 31-6 in 2022-23 and secured the Pac-12 Conference’s regular-season title for the first time since 2013. The Bruins advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year and made their third straight appearance in the Sweet 16.
During Wolf’s six previous years on the Bruins’ staff, UCLA finished in the top five in the Pac-12 standings each season before a top-four finish last year in the Big Ten Conference. In addition to the 2023 Pac-12 regular-season championship, the Bruins finished in second place in the Pac-12 in 2019-20 and 2021-22. UCLA finished fourth in 2020-21 and fifth in 2023-24.
UCLA advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 2021, the program’s first such trip since 2008. In 2022 and 2023, the Bruins returned to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. Over the past six seasons, UCLA has gone 38-23 in games decided by five points or fewer (including games that extended into overtime).
In 2024-25, UCLA advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins had secured a first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament after tying for fourth place in the league standings. UCLA concluded the season with a 23-11 record and 13-7 mark in Big Ten play.
The 2022-23 team went 31-6 and won the Pac-12 regular-season title, going 18-2 in conference play. In addition, the Bruins led the Pac-12 in scoring defense for the second straight year, allowing 60.7 points per game in 2022-23 and 64.5 points per game in 2021-22.
The 2021-22 squad went 27-8 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. UCLA ranked No. 1 in the Pac-12 in scoring defense (64.5 ppg allowed) for the first time since 1973-74. In addition, the Bruins were ranked No. 2 in the conference in scoring offense (75.4 ppg).
UCLA went 22-10 in 2020-21, logging a 13-6 record in Pac-12 action. The Bruins opened their season with 13 wins in 16 games and recorded their best conference start (with an 8-0 record) since beginning the 1982-83 season with a 9-0 Pac-10 record. UCLA was one of five Pac-12 programs to advance to the NCAA Tournament and one of four to move on to the Sweet 16 (along with Oregon, USC and Oregon State).
The Bruins engineered a strong turnaround midway through the 2019-20 season, finishing with a 19-12 record and a second-place finish in the Pac-12.
Wolf began working alongside Coach Cronin in August 2013 at Cincinnati, serving as the Bearcats’ video coordinator. He was elevated to the role of Director of Student-Athlete Development in August 2016. He had arrived at Cincinnati from Martinsville High School (Martinsville, Ind.), where he had served as the school’s assistant varsity basketball coach since 2007. Among his duties at Martinsville included editing film, coordinating daily practices, preparing scouting reports and conducting individual workouts. He also served as an academic supervisor, summer league coach and summer camp director.
Wolf graduated from Martinsville High School, the same school that former UCLA coach John Wooden attended in the 1920s. Wolf was a standout point guard for Martinsville (1998-2002), concluding his high school career as the school’s all-time assist leader and as the No. 2 all-time scorer. He helped the Artesians win the sectional championship in 2002 and was named an all-state selection. Wolf was a four-time all-conference and all-sectional honoree and a two-time Metro West Player of the Year selection.
Collegiately, Wolf played three seasons at Murray State under the direction of Coach Cronin (2004-06). He helped lead the Racers to the 2006 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) regular-season title, as well as conference tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2004 and 2006. During those three seasons, Murray State compiled an overall record of 69-24.
Wolf, 41, earned his undergraduate degree in education from Murray State in 2007 and his Master’s degree from American College of Education (Indianapolis, Ind.) in January 2013.
Wolf played college basketball at Murray State under head coach Mick Cronin and joined UCLA’s staff in July of 2019. He was hired as the program’s Director of Student-Athlete Development. Prior to moving to Los Angeles, Wolf had spent the previous six seasons on the men’s basketball staff at Cincinnati. He served as the video coordinator and the Director of Student-Athlete Development during his six-year tenure with the Bearcats, working for Coach Cronin.
In his current role, Wolf assists UCLA’s program with the day-to-day schedules of student-athletes, advanced scouting of upcoming opponents, film edits and video analysis.
Through the past six seasons, UCLA has compiled a 138-64 overall record. UCLA went 31-6 in 2022-23 and secured the Pac-12 Conference’s regular-season title for the first time since 2013. The Bruins advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year and made their third straight appearance in the Sweet 16.
During Wolf’s six previous years on the Bruins’ staff, UCLA finished in the top five in the Pac-12 standings each season before a top-four finish last year in the Big Ten Conference. In addition to the 2023 Pac-12 regular-season championship, the Bruins finished in second place in the Pac-12 in 2019-20 and 2021-22. UCLA finished fourth in 2020-21 and fifth in 2023-24.
UCLA advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 2021, the program’s first such trip since 2008. In 2022 and 2023, the Bruins returned to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. Over the past six seasons, UCLA has gone 38-23 in games decided by five points or fewer (including games that extended into overtime).
In 2024-25, UCLA advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins had secured a first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament after tying for fourth place in the league standings. UCLA concluded the season with a 23-11 record and 13-7 mark in Big Ten play.
The 2022-23 team went 31-6 and won the Pac-12 regular-season title, going 18-2 in conference play. In addition, the Bruins led the Pac-12 in scoring defense for the second straight year, allowing 60.7 points per game in 2022-23 and 64.5 points per game in 2021-22.
The 2021-22 squad went 27-8 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. UCLA ranked No. 1 in the Pac-12 in scoring defense (64.5 ppg allowed) for the first time since 1973-74. In addition, the Bruins were ranked No. 2 in the conference in scoring offense (75.4 ppg).
UCLA went 22-10 in 2020-21, logging a 13-6 record in Pac-12 action. The Bruins opened their season with 13 wins in 16 games and recorded their best conference start (with an 8-0 record) since beginning the 1982-83 season with a 9-0 Pac-10 record. UCLA was one of five Pac-12 programs to advance to the NCAA Tournament and one of four to move on to the Sweet 16 (along with Oregon, USC and Oregon State).
The Bruins engineered a strong turnaround midway through the 2019-20 season, finishing with a 19-12 record and a second-place finish in the Pac-12.
Wolf began working alongside Coach Cronin in August 2013 at Cincinnati, serving as the Bearcats’ video coordinator. He was elevated to the role of Director of Student-Athlete Development in August 2016. He had arrived at Cincinnati from Martinsville High School (Martinsville, Ind.), where he had served as the school’s assistant varsity basketball coach since 2007. Among his duties at Martinsville included editing film, coordinating daily practices, preparing scouting reports and conducting individual workouts. He also served as an academic supervisor, summer league coach and summer camp director.
Wolf graduated from Martinsville High School, the same school that former UCLA coach John Wooden attended in the 1920s. Wolf was a standout point guard for Martinsville (1998-2002), concluding his high school career as the school’s all-time assist leader and as the No. 2 all-time scorer. He helped the Artesians win the sectional championship in 2002 and was named an all-state selection. Wolf was a four-time all-conference and all-sectional honoree and a two-time Metro West Player of the Year selection.
Collegiately, Wolf played three seasons at Murray State under the direction of Coach Cronin (2004-06). He helped lead the Racers to the 2006 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) regular-season title, as well as conference tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2004 and 2006. During those three seasons, Murray State compiled an overall record of 69-24.
Wolf, 41, earned his undergraduate degree in education from Murray State in 2007 and his Master’s degree from American College of Education (Indianapolis, Ind.) in January 2013.
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