Dan Cross led the Florida Gators to the Final Four in 1994 with his constant defensive presence and offensive skills. He led the team in scoring that year with 15.7 points a game and was drafted into the CBA after his senior season. In this interview Dan Cross discusses being a part of the 1994 Final Four Florida Gator Basketball Team, playing for the CBA, and his latest endeavor which creates curriculums at universities for student athletes to transition from sports to the business world.
After the Boston Celtics picked Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in the offseason to complete a super trio with Paul Pierce, Boston was expected to make it far into the NBA playoffs. The Lakers had a major melt-down with Kobe Bryant ready to bolt to somewhere, anywhere. No one expected LA to go very far.
Losing $400,000 is a lot to lose by any measure and Charles Barkley was uncomfortable repaying the debt because he waited long enough to have a civil suit filed against him.