• Player
• Seasons: 2022-23
• Number: 33
• Position: F
• Height: 6' 7“
• Weight: 230
• Hometown: Beverly MA
• High School: St. Mary’s High School (Lynn MA)
• Prep School: Brewster Academy (2019-20), Woodstock Academy (2018-19)
• Transfer From: Louisville
• Birthday: February 21, 2001¹⁾

• Committed to UMass on 4/25/22.²⁾ UMass made it official on 5/10.³⁾
• Cross requested a waiver to the usual NCAA transfer rules after leaving Louisville, and it was granted, making him eligible to play for us in 2022-23.⁴⁾
• Roster page at UMassAthletics.com
• NIL partner with The Mass Collective⁵⁾

• Played in 25 of the season's 31 games, starting 23
• Averaged 12.2 points per game, second on the team behind RJ Luis (13.4)
• Led the team in rebounding with 6.3 rpg, which ranked 12th among the Atlantic 10
• Was UM's leading scorer in 9 games
• Article 3/11/23: Cross’ basketball odyssey led him back home to UMass (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
• Sustained a Grade 2 MCL injury sustained in the 2/14 game vs Loyola Chicago.⁶⁾ Missed the next three games, returning to action in the Senior Day game with St. Bonaventure (3/4), putting up 5 & 4 in 20 minutes
• Put up 15 & 8 at La Salle (2/11)
• Led UM with 17 points at Fordham (2/8)
• Missed the games against Duquesne (1/28) and at George Mason (2/1) with a nasty stomach bug that put him in the hospital.⁷⁾ Returned with a vengeance, putting up a career-high 28 points, with 10-15 FG shooting, against Davidson (2/4)
• Tallied 16 & 8 in the win over Richmond (1/25)
• Put up two straight double-doubles, with 15 & 10 at VCU (1/17) and 14 & 10 at Saint Joe's (1/21)
• Led UM in both points (22) and rebounds (7, co-leader) in the win over Rhode Island (1/14)
• Tallied 13 & 9 versus La Salle (1/11)
• Led UM with 9 rebounds against Dartmouth (12/20), and put up 16 points
• Led UM in points and rebounds, 19 & 13, versus North Texas (12/17)
• Put up 19 points, with 8-8 shooting from the line, versus UMass-Lowell (12/8)
• Tallied a double-double, 15 & 14, versus Murray State (11/18)
• Sat out the season opener against CCSU (11/7) with a slight toe injury.⁸⁾ Played in the next game vs Towson (11/10), logging 22 minutes off the bench, scoring 13 points (co-led the team)

• Announced his commitment to Louisville on 2/25/21.⁹⁾ Louisville announced it officially in mid-March.¹⁰⁾
• Double figure scorer in nine games in 2021-22, starting nine games for the Cardinals.
• Third on the team in blocked shots with 14, including 11 in ACC games.
• Produced his first career double-double against North Carolina on Feb. 1 with 13 points and a career-best 15 rebounds. Cross knocked down 3-of-5 three-pointers, his sixth game this season with multiple threes.
• Made his first start of the season against DePaul (12/10), contributing 11 points and six rebounds. He added 13 points and five rebounds vs. Southeastern Louisiana (12/14), also in the starting lineup.
• Contributed 13 points and a season-high seven rebounds at NC State (12/4), including a three-pointer with 28 seconds remaining to break the tie game.
• Scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds vs. Maryland (11/27), including burying a three-pointer that pulled UofL from a three-point deficit late in the game.
• Scored 14 points, making all four of his three-point attempts, to lead four Cardinals in double figures against Navy (11/15).
• Totaled 15 points, five rebounds, two steals and a blocked shot against Southern (11/9) to tie for 13th in scoring for a UofL debut. Cross suffered a dislocated ring finger on his right hand, but returned to play with the finger taped.
• Roster page on GoCards.com
• Opted to transfer out of Louisville after they cut ties with head coach Chris Mack.

• Season did not count towards eligibility due to COVID-19 pandemic.
• Appeared in the first 14 games, starting nine of them.
• Averaged 6.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. Added 20 assists, 11 steals and seven blocked shots in the season.
• Set Miami’s ACC-era freshman 3-point percentage record with a 40.0 clip on 20-of-50 shooting.
• Twice shot 4-of-6 from deep to tie for the fifth-best single-game mark by a Hurricane freshman in the ACC era.
• Against Clemson (1/2), logged the most assists (seven) in a game by a Miami freshman since Chris Lykes on 3/3/18.
• Third Miami freshman in the ACC era to start the season opener (North Florida 11/29), including the first in seven years.
• Scored in double figures four times, pulled down five-plus boards three times and reached five assists once.
• Paced the Hurricanes in steals and blocks twice each, as well as points and assists once apiece.
• Notched 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting to go along with seven rebounds and two blocks versus North Florida (11/29) in the opening game.
• Scored 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting against Stetson (12/4).
• Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds against Jacksonville (12/19).
• Tallied 16 points, finishing 6-of-8 from the floor and 4-of-6 from deep, at No. 24/RV Virginia Tech (12/29). Also snared five rebounds and dished three assists.
• Totaled nine points and a career-best seven assists in 31 minutes against Clemson (1/2). The seven dimes were the most for a Miami freshman in three years.
• Scored nine points in a career-best 32 minutes in the win at NC State (1/9).
• Posted 16 points in the win over No. 16/18 Louisville (1/16), shooting 4-of-6 on 3-pointers and 4-of-4 at the line. Also notched four rebounds and two assists.
• Went scoreless in the games at Syracuse (1/19) and at home vs Notre Dame (1/24), shooting a combined 0-8 from the field.
• Was a coach's decision DNP for the game at Florida State (1/27).
• Miami announced the next day that Cross was no longer with the team.^11)12)13)14) The Miami Herald reported “no serious disciplinary issues,” but no further explanation was given by the school.¹⁵⁾
• Roster page on MiamiHurricanes.com

From Sports-Reference.com: Stats, Game Logs

Through the 2022-23 season

Current highs available at RealGM.com

• Averaged 18.6 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as a senior in helping Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. achieve a 37-3 record, a 2019-20 NEPSAC runner-up finish and a National Prep Championship title.
• Ranked among the top 100 high school student-athletes in his 2020 recruiting class, including No. 86 in the ESPN 100, No. 93 in the 247Sports composite rankings, and No. 99 by Rivals.com.
• Earned first team All-NEPSAC Class AAA honors.
• Averaged 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game as a junior at Woodstock (Conn.) Academy, helping his team to a conference title. Played for coach Tony Bergeron, who went on to assistant coach at UMass in 2019-20 and 2020-21.¹⁶⁾¹⁷⁾ Played with Noah Fernandes, TJ Weeks, Tre Mitchell, Ronnie DeGray, and Preston Santos.¹⁸⁾
• Received an offer from Frank Martin and staff at South Carolina. Also received offers from Florida, Butler, Iowa, Indiana, and Texas A&M.

• Matthew Jacob Cross, born Feb. 21, 2001.
• Son of Jim and Cyndi Cross. Has an older brother, Nick, and an older sister, Jess.
• His father played basketball at Salem (Mass.) State and his brother played basketball at Florida Gulf Coast.
• Majored in sport administration at Louisville.
• Wears uniform number 33 because Hall of Famer Larry Bird also wore that number. Larry Bird and Ray Lewis have had the greatest influence on his athletic career.¹⁹⁾
• Best moment of his athletic career to date (written in 2021) was scoring the game-winning basket with three seconds remaining at TD Garden in the semifinals of the Massachusetts Division 4 state semifinal for St. Mary’s High School in Lynn, Mass.
• Suffered a compound fracture in his right leg playing football in high school on Dec. 16, 2016 as a ninth-grader playing for St. Mary’s in the 2016 Division 3A Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium and lost about a year of competition, missing his ninth grade season of basketball.
• When playing basketball as a kid, he pretended he was always hitting the game-winning shot.²⁰⁾
• Enjoys playing video games, watching movies and listening to music in his spare time.
• Feels Jack Nicholson would be the best actor to play him in a movie.²¹⁾
• Would most like to meet Marcus Luttrell.²²⁾

Per his Louisville bio

• Basketball Player: Larry Bird
• NBA Team: no particular team
• Athlete, other than a basketball player: Ray Lewis, Rob Gronkowski
• Movies: Lone Survivor, American Sniper, Forrest Gump, Wolf of Wall Street
• TV Shows: Game of Thrones, Naruto
• Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio
• Website: YouTube
• Instagram Follow: @margotrobbie
• Musical Group/Singer: George Strait, Rod Wave
• TV Sports Personality: Marshawn Lynch
• Food: breakfast
• Midnight Snack: oatmeal
• Vacation Spot: Bahamas

• Twitter: @mcsnipes33
• Instagram: @mattcross33