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Main page Reginald Gene Cross (born August 12, 1966) is an

Reggie Cross
Contents American former professional basketball player. He played
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college basketball with the Miami Dade Sharks and the
Random article Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Cross was selected in the 1987 Born August 12, 1966 (age 55)
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NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers but never played in the
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professionally in the American Continental Basketball
Contribute Association (CBA) and in France, Spain and Turkey. Cross Listed weight 245 lb (111 kg)

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1 College career Hawaii (1987–1989)

Tools 2 Professional career NBA draft 1989 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall

What links here 3 Career statistics Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers

Related changes 3.1 College
Playing career 1990–1996
Special pages 4 Personal life
Position Power forward / Center
Permanent link 5 References
Career history
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Cite this page 1990 Grand Rapids Hoops
Wikidata item 1990 Yakima Sun Kings

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College career [edit] 1990–1991 Grupo IFA Granollers

1991–1992 Le Mans Sarthe

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received multiple scholarship offers from NCAA Division I 1992 Montreal Dragons
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colleges.[1] However, he was not initially academically 1992 Columbus Horizon
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sophomore season, he was selected to the All-State Team 1994–1995 Efes Pilsen
and named by Basketball Weekly as being among the top 1995–1996 Oyak Renault
junior college transfer candidates.[1] In 1986, Cross was Career highlights and awards
offered a scholarship by the University of Hawaii at Manoa,
First-team All-WAC (1989)
who had first attempted to recruit him during his high school
career. [1] He was required to spend the 1986–87 season at
Leeward Community College while not playing basketball to become academically eligible for Hawaii. [1] Cross
financially supported himself while taking classes by working full-time as a courier for a legal firm.[1]

Cross made his debut for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors during the 1987–88 season, and averaged 15.7 points
per game.[1] During his senior season in 1988–89, Cross led Hawaii to its first postseason bid since 1974 while
averaging 18.6 points per game. [1] Cross was subsequently selected to the All-WAC First Team, while he was
named as Hawaii's most outstanding player during both of his seasons with the team.[1][2][3] He gained further
attention from NBA teams following a promising showing at an All-Star Game in Japan and earned invites to
multiple NBA tryout camps.[1]

Professional career [edit]

Cross was selected in the 1989 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers as the 44th overall pick. He was waived by
the 76ers on October 19, 1989. [4] Cross spent the 1990 season in the Continental Basketball Association , splitting
his season between the Grand Rapids Hoops and the Yakima Sun Kings.[5] At the end of the 1990 CBA season,
Cross joined the Orlando Magic for training camp but did not make the team's final roster. [6] He spent part of the
1990–91 season playing in Spain with the Grupo IFA Granollers,[7] replacing Tom Sheehey.[8]

After a stint in France playing for Le Mans Sarthe during the 1991–92 season, Cross returned to the United
States in 1992 to play for the Palm Beach Stingrays of the United States Basketball League (USBL) and the
Columbus Horizon of the CBA. [5][9][10] Following the conclusion of the CBA season, he joined the Washington
Bullets for training camp but missed time with the team due to an illness in his family.[11] In June 1993 he played
for the Winnipeg Thunder of the Canadian National Basketball League after having been part of the Montreal
Dragons roster. [12] He spent three consecutive seasons playing in Turkey from 1993 to 1996. [13]

Career statistics [edit]

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GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game

FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage

RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game

BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College [edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1987–88 Hawaii 29 – 33.9 .477 .500 .730 8.6 1.1 1.1 .2 15.7
1988–89 Hawaii 30 – 33.6 .529 – .767 8.1 1.0 1.4 .6 18.6
Career 59 – 33.7 .506 .500 .749 8.3 1.0 1.3 .4 17.2

Personal life [edit]

Cross' first child, a daughter, was born while he was attending Miami Dade. [1] He married the child's mother,
Gwenell, in 1986.[1] His second child, a son, was born during his first season at Hawaii. [1]

References [edit]
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1. ^ Winderman, Ira (25 June 1989). "At the End of the Rainbow, Reggie Cross Has Come a
Long Way in Search of NBA's Riches" . Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
2. ^ "4 Lobos join all-stars on WAC honor squad" . Farmington Daily Times. 15 March 1989. Retrieved
10 December 2019.
3. ^ Kaneshiro, Jason (3 March 2007). "First team views Wallace fondly" . Star Bulletin. Retrieved 10 December
2019.
4. ^ "For the Record" . The Washington Post. 19 October 1989. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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5. ^ "Reggie Cross CBA Statistics" . Stats Crew. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
6. ^ Rohde, Nicole Sarah (26 July 1990). "Fogell may make Magic in rookie camp" . Daily Collegian. Retrieved
10 December 2019.
7. ^ "Reggie Cross International Stats" . Basketball Reference. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
8. ^ "Reggie Cross" . acb.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2011 . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
9. ^ Winston, Sherri (12 June 1992). "Cross Plans to Play Way Into NBA" . Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 11 December
2019.
10. ^ "Reggie Cross France Stats" . Proballers. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
11. ^ Goldstein, Alan (7 October 1992). "Bullets want medical release for King Exemption to free money for
Gugliotta" . The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
12. ^ "Thunder gives Cross pink slip". Winnipeg Free Press. June 29, 1993. p. 33.
13. ^ "Reggie Cross Turkish Bio" . TBLStat. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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(in French) French league stats

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Pervis Ellison · Danny Ferry · Sean Elliott · Glen Rice · J. R. Reid · Stacey King · George McCloud ·
Randy White · Tom Hammonds · Pooh Richardson · Nick Anderson · Mookie Blaylock · Michael Smith ·
First round
Tim Hardaway · Todd Lichti · Dana Barros · Shawn Kemp · B. J. Armstrong · Kenny Payne · Jeff Sanders ·
Blue Edwards · Byron Irvin · Roy Marble · Anthony Cook · John Morton · Vlade Divac · Kenny Battle
Sherman Douglas · Dyron Nix · Frank Kornet · Jeff Martin · Stanley Brundy · Jay Edwards · Gary Leonard ·
Pat Durham · Clifford Robinson · Michael Ansley · Doug West · Ed Horton · Dino Rađa · Doug Roth ·
Second round
Michael Cutright · Chucky Brown · Reggie Cross · Scott Haffner · Ricky Blanton · Reggie Turner · Junie Lewis
· Haywoode Workman · Brian Quinnett · Mike Morrison · Greg Grant · Jeff Hodge · Toney Mack

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