Georgia Tech men’s basketball has hired its next coach. The athletic department announced Scott Cross as the 16th head coach in program history. Cross comes to the Flats after seven seasons at Troy University in Alabama.

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.

Cross, a Dallas-area native who played at North Garland and UT-Arlington, closed out his seventh season at Troy with the school’s second straight Sun Belt championship and NCAA Tournament berth.