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1976 USA Basketball Team Included Four UNC Players, Was Coached by Dean Smith


Deab Smith’s assistants for the 1976 USA Basketball Team were , who later went on to replace Smith at UNC and John Thompson. Smith and Thompson faced each other in the 1982 NCAA National Championship...., , and played for Smith at UNC. (Keeping It Heel)

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