Bio

2011-12: Missed the first-half of the season due to an ankle injury and played in 15 games … averaged 9.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game … netted a season-high 26 points (11-13) and grabbed eight rebounds against UW-Oshkosh (Jan. 25) … went 5-5 from the free throw line to go with his seven field goals for 19 points at UW-Superior (Jan. 7) … blocked a season-high four shots and added 18 points and seven boards against UW-Superior (Jan. 21).

2010-11: Named honorable mention all-WIAC – only freshman on the 20-person team ... made a team-best 65.7% (134 for 204) of his shots from the field…second in scoring (12.5 ppg), blocked shots (17), steals (29) rebounds (155) and free-throw attempts (87) … hit 35.9% (14 for 39) of his 3-point field goal attempts.  

High school: Earned two first team Illinois Basketball Coaches Association all-state awards at the 1A-2A level … unanimous all-Big Northern-White Conference selection … averaged 17.3 points and 9.5 rebounds per game as a senior … set school records with 292 career blocks and 72 percent shooting from the floor as a senior … made 73 steals in 32 games in 2009-10 … led Winnebago to three straight conference titles and a 94-10 career record … placed fourth in the IHSA state final slam dunk competition … led team to fourth-place finish in state as a junior, with 31-0 record to start year … Indians followed up fourth-place finish in 2009 with an Elite Eight placing in 2010 … earned all-conference honors as a first baseman, hitting nine home runs as a senior  turned down NCAA DII scholarship offer to attend UW-Platteville.

Personal: son of Dennis and Karin Cross … agribusiness major.