Scott Cross (basketball)
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Texas–Arlington |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| Record | 153–128 |
| 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–present | Texas–Arlington |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 177–139 (.560) (through 2015-16 season) |
| Tournaments | 1-5 |
Scott Michael Cross (born December 3, 1974) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Texas at Arlington.[1]
As of the end of the 2015-2016 season Cross (a former Maverick player and assistant coach) has the second-most wins in UTA history and is the only coach with a career winning record at the university, and has led the program to its three best season win totals (including a program-best 24 wins in both 2011 and 2015), 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.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas–Arlington (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 (Western Athletic Conference) (2012–2013) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Texas–Arlington | 19–14 | 11–7 | 4th | CIT First Round | ||||
| Texas–Arlington (Sun Belt Conference) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Texas–Arlington | 15–17 | 9–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Texas–Arlington | 16–15 | 10–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Texas–Arlington | 24–11 | 13–7 | 3rd | CIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2016–17 | Texas–Arlington | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Texas-Arlington: | 177-139 (.560) | 97–76 (.561) | |||||||
| Total: | 177-139 (.560) | ||||||||
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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.