Jacksonville State University Athletics

JSU CAREER
2019-2020: Wrapped up his four-year career as a Gamecock as the program's winningest Division I player... since his rookie season in 2016, Cross contributed to 80 wins... led the 2019-20 Gamecocks with 12.7 points per game, 393 total points, 21 blocks, a .611 field-goal percentage and 162 baskets... appeared in 31 games and started 15... was named Second Team All-Ohio Valley Conference at the end of the regular season... registered a team-leading 20 double-digit scoring efforts, totaling 31 for his career... scored all five of his career's 20-point games as a senior... scored his career-high on Feb. 1, 2020 with 25 points against Belmont... ended his career with 773 points and 314 field goals... his .587 field-goal percentage ranks seventh all-time at JSU and fifth in the program's Divisiom I history... totaled 347 rebounds in his career... blocked 81 shots over his career, ranking sixth in JSU's Division I history... played in 124 games in four years, putting him second all-time in games played in Jacksonville State's history alongside former teammate Christian Cunningham.

2018-2019: Started five games and appeared in all 33 as a junior… was one of just four Gamecocks to appear in all 33 games… led JSU with a .629 shooting percentage, hitting 56 of 89 shots… scored a career-high 15 points Jan. 12 vs. SIUE, hitting seven-of-seven shots with a free throw… scored 13 points three games later at Eastern Kentucky on 6-for-7 shooting with a free throw… hit the first 3-pointer of his career Dec. 18 vs. North Alabama (has only taken five attempts in three years)… shot .697 from the free-throw line (23-for-33).

2017-2018: Appeared in 27 games as a sophomore... picked up his first career double-double on March 19 at Central Arkansas in the quarterfinals of the CBI, scoring 13 points and grabbing 13 rebounds... his 12 rebounds and three steals at Central Arkansas were both career bests... shot .519, going 27-for-52 from the field... blocked 10 shots.

2016-2017: Appeared in 33 games as a true freshman, starting 10 of those games … earned OVC Freshman of the Week honors on Dec. 19 after posting back-to-back double-digit scoring performance against Howard and USC Upstate … averaged 12.1 minutes a game, including playing 20-or-more five times … averaged 5.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.7 blocks per game … scored in double figures eight times … set a career-high with 14 points at Tennessee Tech on Jan. 14, 2017 … brought down five-or-more rebounds six times, including a career-high eight against Dalton State on Nov. 22, 2016 and Tennessee Tech on Jan. 14, 2017 … credited with two blocks in 10 minutes of game action against Louisville in the NCAA Tournament.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Played two years for head coach Wallace Corker at Lithonia High School in Lithonia, Ga... finishing up his next two years at Cedar Grover High School in Lithonia, Ga., for head coach James Martin… earned tournament MVP sophomore, junior, senior year… all-state, all-district, all-region, and all-star teams his senior year… awarded Player of the Week by a local newspaper…senior year awarded with the most double doubles and blocks.

PERSONAL
Full name Jacara Decarlos Cross… born February 4, 1998 in Atlanta, Ga…son of Octavia and Jawara Cross…has three brothers: Dewayne, Dre, and Jawara... has five sisters: Jada, Jasmine, Samisha, Myesha and Quentavia…. major is undecided.