| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1966-08-12)August 12, 1966 (age 58) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | South Plantation (Plantation, Florida) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1989: 2nd round, 44th overall pick |
| Selected by thePhiladelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 1989–1996 |
| Position | Power forward /center |
| Career history | |
| 1989–1990 | Hapoel Haifa |
| 1990 | Grand Rapids Hoops |
| 1990 | Yakima Sun Kings |
| 1990–1991 | Grupo IFA Granollers |
| 1991–1992 | Le Mans Sarthe |
| 1992 | Palm Beach Stingrays |
| 1992 | Montreal Dragons |
| 1992 | Columbus Horizon |
| 1993 | Winnipeg Thunder |
| 1993–1994 | Yıldırımspor |
| 1994–1995 | Efes Pilsen |
| 1995–1996 | Oyak Renault |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats atBasketball Reference  | |
Reginald Gene Cross (born August 12, 1966) is an American former professionalbasketball player. He playedcollege basketball with theMiami Dade Sharks and theHawaii Rainbow Warriors. Cross was selected in the1987 NBA draft by thePhiladelphia 76ers but never played in theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He instead played professionally in the AmericanContinental Basketball Association (CBA) and in France, Spain and Turkey. Cross is the most recent player from the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors to be selected in an NBA draft.
Cross emerged as a promising prospect while playing atSouth Plantation High School inPlantation, Florida, and received multiple scholarship offers fromNCAA Division I colleges.[1] However, he was not initially academically eligible and instead played his first two seasons ofcollege basketball with theMiami Dade Sharks.[1] During his sophomore season, he was selected to the All-State Team and named byBasketball Weekly as being among the top junior college transfer candidates.[1] In 1986, Cross was offered a scholarship by theUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa, who had first attempted to recruit him during his high school career.[1] He was required to spend the 1986–87 season atLeeward 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 theHawaii 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]
Cross was selected in the1989 NBA draft by thePhiladelphia 76ers as the 44th overall pick. He was waived by the 76ers on October 19, 1989.[4] On December 2, 1989, Cross signed withHapoel Haifa in Israel to join the team until April 1990.[5] Cross joined theOrlando Magic for training camp in 1990 but did not make the team's final roster.[6] He spent part of the 1990–91 season playing in Spain with theGrupo IFA Granollers,[7] replacingTom Sheehey.[8] Cross spent the remaining 1990–91 season in theContinental Basketball Association (CBA), splitting his season between theGrand Rapids Hoops and theYakima Sun Kings.[9]
After a stint in France playing forLe Mans Sarthe during the 1991–92 season, Cross returned to the United States in 1992 to play for the Palm Beach Stingrays of theUnited States Basketball League (USBL) and theColumbus Horizon of the CBA.[9][10][11] Following the conclusion of the CBA season, he joined theWashington Bullets for training camp but missed time with the team due to an illness in his family.[12] In June 1993 he played for theWinnipeg Thunder of theCanadian National Basketball League after having been part of theMontreal Dragons roster.[13] He spent three consecutive seasons playing in Turkey from 1993 to 1996.[14]
| 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 |
| 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 | |
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]