BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Former Belmont University men's basketball support staff member T.J. Saint has been named head coach of the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League.
The Indiana native served as a student assistant with the Bruins from 2009-11 while he completed his bachelor's degree in business development from Belmont.
Saint spent the previous three seasons with the Pelicans' G League affiliate teams as associate head coach (2020-22) and as an assistant coach (2019-20).
Previously, Saint served as the director of basketball strategy for the University of Georgia men's basketball program during the 2018-19 season.
Prior to Athens, Saint was the video coordinator for the Detroit Pistons from 2014-18.
He also served as director of basketball operations and graduate assistant at Butler University while earning a master's degree in effective teaching and leadership.
Belmont University men's basketball has earned postseason invitations 15 of the last 17 seasons, including nine berths to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins have won 20 conference championships since 2006 - third-most nationally over that span (Gonzaga, Kansas). Belmont has won 20 or more games in 12 consecutive seasons (Gonzaga, Kansas, Oregon). Belmont is one of only five NCAA Division I programs outside the Power 5 to post Top 100 rankings 12 consecutive seasons (Gonzaga, Saint Mary's (CA), San Diego State, Wichita State). Belmont University men's basketball boasts an NCAA-leading 19Â CoSIDAÂ Academic All-America selections since 2001 and is the only NCAA Division I program to make the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Honor Roll every year of existence
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