Scott Cross (basketball)
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | TCU |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 3, 1974 Arlington, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1995 | Tyler JC |
| 1995–1998 | Texas–Arlington |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998–2006 | Texas–Arlington (asst.) |
| 2006–2018 | Texas–/UT Arlington |
| 2018–present | TCU (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 225–161 (.583) |
| Tournaments | 3–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
Southland Tournament championship (2008) Southland West Division championship (2012) Sun Belt regular season championship (2017) | |
| Awards | |
|
Southland Coach of the Year (2012) 2x NABC District Coach of the Year (2012, 2017) Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2017) | |
Scott Michael Cross (born December 3, 1974) is an American college basketball coach, currently working as an assistant coach at Texas Christian University. He is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), where he played college basketball.[1]
Coaching career
Cross, a former Maverick player and assistant coach, was the head coach at UTA for 12 seasons from 2006 to 2018. He has the second-most wins in UTA history and left the program as the only head coach with a career winning record. He led the program to its four best season win totals (including a program-best 27 wins in 2016–17), four post-season tournaments (prior to his arrival the program had only one post-season appearance in the prior 46 years of its history), and its first-ever post-season tournament win in 2016. Cross was fired on March 26, 2018, with UTA Athletic Director Jim Baker citing a need for new leadership in the program.[2]
A few weeks after his firing, on April 12, Cross was hired by Jamie Dixon to be an assistant coach with the TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team.[3]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas–Arlington Mavericks (Southland Conference) (2006–2012) | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | Texas–Arlington | 13–17 | 8–8 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
| 2007–08 | Texas–Arlington | 21–12 | 7–9 | 7th (West) | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2008–09 | Texas–Arlington | 16–14 | 9–7 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2009–10 | Texas–Arlington | 16–14 | 8–8 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2010–11 | Texas–Arlington | 13–16 | 7–9 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2011–12 | Texas–Arlington | 24–9 | 15–1 | 1st (West) | NIT First Round | ||||
| Texas–Arlington Mavericks (Western Athletic Conference) (2012–2013) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Texas–Arlington | 19–14 | 11–7 | 4th | CIT First Round | ||||
| Texas–/UT Arlington Mavericks (Sun Belt Conference) (2013–2018) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Texas–Arlington | 15–17 | 9–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2014–15 | UT Arlington | 16–15 | 10–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2015–16 | UT Arlington | 24–11 | 13–7 | 3rd | CIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2016–17 | UT Arlington | 27–9 | 14–4 | 1st | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2017–18 | UT Arlington | 21–13 | 10–8 | 4th | |||||
| Texas-/UT Arlington: | 225–161 (.583) | 121–87 (.582) | |||||||
| Total: | 225–161 (.583) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal life
Scott Cross is married to Jennifer Cross and has three children: Austin, Cody, and Tyler.
References
- ↑ Whelliston, Kyle (18 September 2007). "Texas-Arlington ready to take The Stage". ESPN. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ↑ Humphrey, David (March 26, 2018). "UT Arlington makes sweeping changes, fires basketball coach Scott Cross, assistants". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ Engel, Mac. "From fired at UTA to hired by TCU, it all worked out for Scott Cross". Fort Worth Star Telegram. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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