Rob Cross
Current position
ConferenceOVC
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–2008Murray State (asst.)
2008–2017Murray 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

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

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

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Murray State University (Ohio Valley Conference) (2008–present)
2008–09 Murray State 23-916-21st1-1 (WNIT)
2009–10 Murray State 13-178-104th tie
2010–11 Murray State 9-215-137th tie
2011–12 Murray State 13-188-85th
2012–13 Murray State 16-138-84th West
2013–14 Murray State 11–174–126th West
2014–15 Murray State 8–213–13t-10th
2015–16 Murray State 12–177–9t-7th
2016–17 Murray State 15–147–118th
Total:120–147

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ Murray State University - Staff Directory.
  2. 1 2 Kevin Patton (15 February 2017). "Cross took unusual path to top at Murray State". The Gleaner. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Dusty Luthy (1 April 2008). "Murray State promotes Cross". The Paducah Sun. pp. B1, B4. Retrieved 3 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ↑ "Murray St. parts ways with women's basketball coach". Louisville Courier Journal. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Hayes, Cross Claim Top OVC Women's Basketball Honors". ovcsports.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.


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