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Georgia Tech Hires Troy's Scott Cross as Men's Basketball Coach
- On Friday Georgia Tech announced Troy's Scott Cross will replace Damon Stoudamire as men's basketball coach, and scheduled a news conference to introduce Cross on Monday.
- Damon Stoudamire was fired after failing to reach the NCAA tournament in all three seasons, with Georgia Tech finishing 11-20 overall and 2-16 in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season.
- Cross led Troy to back-to-back NCAA tournaments and Sun Belt titles, finishing 22-12 with a 19-season career record of 350 wins.
- Ryan Alpert moved quickly to hire Cross, who takes over a program that has reached just one NCAA tournament since 2010.
- Cross rebuilt programs before being controversially dismissed at UT Arlington after three straight 20-win seasons and Troy's 76-47 NCAA Tournament first-round loss.
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Report: Georgia Tech eyes Troy’s Scott Cross as next coach
Georgia Tech is eyeing Troy's Scott Cross to fill the school's men's basketball head coaching vacancy, ESPN reported Friday.Cross, 51, has 10 seasons with 20 wins or more in 19 seasons as a head coach at UT Arlington and Troy, amassing 350 career victories.With a 125-99 record in seven seasons at Troy, Cross led the Trojans to back-to-back Sun Belt championships and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament each of the past two seasons.No. 13 Troy fe…
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