[3] A two-time Academic All-American, Cross graduated from UT Arlington in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in marketing and 4.0 GPA.

[8] The Southland Conference named Cross Coach of the Year after UT Arlington won the 2012 regular season title.

They would finish the season with a 24-11 record, receiving an invitation to the 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, where they would beat Savannah State in the first round before falling in the quarterfinals.

[11] Following a 21–13 season, Cross was fired on March 26, 2018, with UTA athletic director Jim Baker citing a need for new leadership in the program.

[4] 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.

Cross would help lead the Horned Frogs to a 23–14 record and an appearance in the semifinals of the 2019 National Invitation Tournament.

[14] On March 26, 2019, Cross was named the new head coach of the men's basketball team at Troy University.

Conference tournament champion Cross is married to Jennifer Harris, who played volleyball at UT Arlington from 1995 to 1998.