Scott Cross
Scott Cross (born December 3, 1974)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Troy Trojans
Current conference: Sun Belt Conference
Texas-Arlington record: 225-161 (.583)
Troy record: 80-76 (.513)
Overall record: 305-237 (.563)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (2008)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (2012, 2017)
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2022)
- CIT Appearances: 2 (2013, 2016)
- Sun Belt Regular Season Champion: 1 (2017)
- Southland Regular Season Champion: 1 (2012)
- Sun Belt Tournament Champion: 0
- Southland Tournament Champion: 1 (2008)
Awards:
- Sun Belt Coach of the Year: 1 (2017)
- Southland Coach of the Year: 1 (2012)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2019-present | Troy |
| 2018-2019 | TCU (asst) |
| 2006-2018 | Texas-Arlington |
| 1998-2006 | Texas-Arlington (asst) |
Scott Cross Facts
- Scott Michael Cross
- Born December 3, 1974
- Hometown: Arlington, Texas
- Alma Mater: University of Texas at Arlington (BS, 1998)
- An Arlington native, Cross played three years at Texas-Arlington under head coach Eddie McCarter
- Started his coaching career at his alma mater immediately after graduation, working for McCarter as an assistant for eight years
- Promoted to head coach in April 2006, leading the Mavericks to 21 wins and a berth in 2008 NCAA Tournament in just his second season
- Cross’ teams are responsible for the four winningest seasons in program history, including a 27-9 mark in 2016-17
- Fired in March 2018 after twelve seasons as the Mavericks’ head coach
- Joined Jamie Dixon‘s staff at TCU in April 2018 as an assistant coach; it was his first-ever coaching job somewhere other than UTA
- Hired in March 2019 to be the new head coach of the Troy Trojans
- Through five seasons at the helm, Cross is 80-76 overall; Trojans won 20 games in 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24
- Along with his wife, Jennifer, has three sons
Scott Cross Coaching Tree
- Greg Young (Texas-Arlington)