Dean Smith Basketball News & Bio
| Name: | Dean Smith | | Hometown: | Emporia, KS | | High School: | Emporia | | Born: | February 28, 1931 | | Died: | February 7, 2015 | | Notes: | Basketball Hall of Fame, 4x NCAA Coach of the Year, 1982 NCAA Championship coach, 879 wins |
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It's the Battle of the Blues, but will it be a battle?UNC and Duke have been playing basketball for a century, but the rivalry has reached a new level during the era of Dean Smith, Mike...
Sat Feb 8, 2020
Photos: UNC legend Dean SmithThe North Carolina coaching great, who made a few Wilmington trips to see someone named Michael Jordan, passed away five years ago on this day...
Fri Feb 7, 2020
Carolina Insider Podcast: UNC vs. Duke Preview, Remembering Dean Smith's Legacy
Friday's episode of the Carolina Insider podcast, with hosts Jones Angell and Adam Lucas, begins with Tar Heel basketball talk and a preview of Saturday...
Fri Feb 7, 2020
Know Before You Go: ESPN College GameDay
ESPN College GameDay will broadcast live from Chapel Hill on Saturday, February 8 at the Dean Smith Center, the site of Saturday's 6 p.m. game...
Thu Feb 6, 2020
Eric Montross discusses Laettner, Dean Smith, Duke rivalry and more
Eric Montross won a national championship with UNC in 1993 and helped the Tar Heels upset Duke in the famous "bloody Montross" game. Now, he...
Mon Feb 3, 2020