Education
University of Maine.
University of Maine.
He played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association (National Basketball Association). Cross, a forward/center from Worcester Academy in Massachusetts, played collegiately at the University of Maine where he enjoyed a standout career, scoring 1,337 points (average of 134 per game), grabbing 894 rebounds (89) and blocking 209 shots (21). Cross was named all conference his junior and senior years and was ECAC North (now the America East Conference) player of the year as a junior in 1983.
He left Maine as one of the school"s top all-time scorers and rebounders.
Cross was drafted in the third round of the 1984 National Basketball Association Draft by the Dallas Mavericks (61st overall). However, his rights were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers and he was later waived.
After nearly two years, he would make his National Basketball Association debut in the form of a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1985-1986 National Basketball Association season. He was subsequently signed for the remainder of the year.
Cross" National Basketball Association career lasted 21 games as he averaged 6.1 minutes per game in a reserve role.
His career averages were 1.2 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.