 Cross, a former Maverick player and assistant coach, was the head coach at UTA for 12 seasons from 2006 to 2018.He has the most wins in UTA history and left the program as the only head coach with a career winning record.He led the program to its four best season win totals (including a program-best 27 wins in 2016–17), five post-season tournaments (prior to his arrival the program had only one post-season appearance in the prior 46 years of its history), and its first-ever post-season tournament win in 2016.