Reginald Gene Cross was born on August 12,1966 and is an American former professional basketball player.
17 Facts About Reggie Cross
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Reggie Cross played college basketball with the Miami Dade Sharks and the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.
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Reggie Cross was selected in the 1987 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers but never played in the National Basketball Association.
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Reggie Cross instead played professionally in the American Continental Basketball Association and in France, Spain and Turkey.
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Reggie Cross is the most recent player from the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors to be selected in an NBA draft.
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Reggie Cross emerged as a promising prospect while playing at South Plantation High School in Plantation, Florida, and received multiple scholarship offers from NCAA Division I colleges.
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In 1986, Reggie Cross was offered a scholarship by the University of Hawaii at Manoa, who had first attempted to recruit him during his high school career.
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Reggie Cross financially supported himself while taking classes by working full-time as a courier for a legal firm.
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Reggie Cross was 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.
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Reggie Cross 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.
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Reggie Cross was selected in the 1989 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers as the 44th overall pick.
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Reggie Cross was waived by the 76ers on October 19,1989.
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On December 2,1989, Reggie Cross signed with Hapoel Haifa in Israel to join the team until April 1990.
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Reggie Cross joined the Orlando Magic for training camp in 1990 but did not make the team's final roster.
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Reggie Cross spent three consecutive seasons playing in Turkey from 1993 to 1996.
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Reggie Cross' first child, a daughter, was born while he was attending Miami Dade.
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Reggie Cross's second child, a son, was born during his first season at Hawaii.