Georgia Tech announced on Friday that Troy’s Scott Cross will replace Damon Stoudamire, who was fired on March 8, as its men’s basketball coach.
Georgia Tech athletic director Ryan Alpert moved quickly to hire Cross, who won seven conference championships and 350 games in 19 seasons at Texas-Arlington and Troy. Cross closed out his seventh season at Troy with the school’s second straight Sun Belt championship and NCAA Tournament berth.
Troy suffered a 76-47 loss to Nebraska on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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