Rob Cross (basketball)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Conference | OVC |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–2008 | Murray State (asst.) |
| 2008–2017 | Murray State |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| OVC regular season championship (2009) | |
| Awards | |
| OVC Coach of the Year (2009) | |
Rob Cross is an American former college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Murray State Racers women's basketball team for nine seasons, leaving as the winningest coach in the programs history.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
Cross graduated from Murray State University with a degree in music in 1991 and subsequently worked as an associate high school band director.[2]
Career[edit]
He served as assistant coach of the Racers from 1995 through 2008,[3] before serving as head coach until 2017.[4] In 2009, he was named Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year after his team won the regular season championship.[5]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State University (Ohio Valley Conference) (2008–present) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Murray State | 23-9 | 16-2 | 1st | 1-1 (WNIT) | ||||
| 2009–10 | Murray State | 13-17 | 8-10 | 4th tie | |||||
| 2010–11 | Murray State | 9-21 | 5-13 | 7th tie | |||||
| 2011–12 | Murray State | 13-18 | 8-8 | 5th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Murray State | 16-13 | 8-8 | 4th West | |||||
| 2013–14 | Murray State | 11–17 | 4–12 | 6th West | |||||
| 2014–15 | Murray State | 8–21 | 3–13 | t-10th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Murray State | 12–17 | 7–9 | t-7th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Murray State | 15–14 | 7–11 | 8th | |||||
| Total: | 120–147 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[edit]
- ^ Murray State University - Staff Directory.
- ^ a b Kevin Patton (15 February 2017). "Cross took unusual path to top at Murray State". The Gleaner. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Dusty Luthy (1 April 2008). "Murray State promotes Cross". The Paducah Sun. pp. B1, B4. Retrieved 3 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray St. parts ways with women's basketball coach". Louisville Courier Journal. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Hayes, Cross Claim Top OVC Women's Basketball Honors". ovcsports.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
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