{"id":637866,"date":"2025-10-18T04:16:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T03:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/player\/matt-cross\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T14:18:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T13:18:39","slug":"matt-cross","status":"publish","type":"nba-player","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/player\/matt-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Jacob Cross (born February 21, 2001) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Cross played college basketball for several universities. As a freshman in 2020-21, he played for the Miami Hurricanes, appearing in 14 games and starting in 9. During this season, he averaged 6.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. After his time at Miami, he played for the Louisville Cardinals (2021-2022), UMass Minutemen (2022-2024), and SMU Mustangs (2024-2025). In 2025, Matt Cross was not selected in the NBA draft. He has been a free agent since 2025. In addition to the professional basketball player, there is also a men&rsquo;s basketball coach named Matt Cross at Talladega College. This coach has a career record of 46-20 (.696%) and has produced three small-college All-Americans. 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