Gene Cross
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 20, 1971 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rich Central (Olympia Fields, Illinois) |
| College | Illinois (1989–1994) |
| Coaching career | 1996–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1996–2002 | UIC (assistant) |
| 2002–2005 | DePaul (assistant) |
| 2005–2006 | Virginia (assistant) |
| 2006–2008 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 2008–2010 | Toledo |
| 2010–2011 | Utah Flash (assistant) |
| 2011–2012 | Iowa Energy (assistant) |
| 2012–2014 | Erie BayHawks |
| 2014–2015 | Los Angeles D-Fenders (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Reno Bighorns (assistant) |
Gene Cross (born December 20, 1971) is an American professional basketball coach, most recently serving as lead assistant coach of the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League, affiliate of the Sacramento Kings.
Cross was born in Chicago, Illinois where he played prep basketball at Rich Central High School in Olympia Fields, Illinois. He was named the team's MVP and also earned All-SICA South Conference honors. Cross was also inducted into the Rich Central High School Hall of Fame in October 2010.
From 1990 to 1994, Cross played college basketball at the University of Illinois under head coach Lou Henson. Cross was a letterman during his junior and senior seasons and helped lead the Illini to the NCAA Tournament in both seasons. He graduated from Illinois with a bachelor's degree in History and The Ohio State University University witmaster's degree in Sport Management.
While working on his master's degree, Cross spent that year coaching basketball at Marion-Franklin High School in Columbus, Ohio.
Cross is also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
In 1996, Gene Cross returned to his hometown when he was hired as assistant coach at the University of Illinois-Chicago. In the 1997–98 season UIC would tie a school record with 22 victories and win a share of the MCC regular-season title while earning an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. In Cross's final season at UIC, the Flames finished 20–14 winning the Horizon League conference tournament championship. That win propelled UIC into the NCAA Tournament via automatic bid.
Cross then spent 3 seasons from 2002 to 2005 seasons as an assistant coach for the DePaul Blue Demons. DePaul played in the NIT to finish the 2003 and 2005 seasons. The 2003–04, the Blue Demons tied for the C-USA Championship and played in the NCAA tournament. In 2005, Cross was named one of the top 25 recruiters in college basketball by Rivals.com.
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