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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One of the Best to Never Win It: The 1976-77 Tar HeelsFebruary 1977. North Carolina is 16-4 and emerging from a January slump where they lost three of four. UNC completed the season sweep of Maryland...
Thu Apr 16, 2020
Matt Doherty Discusses LeadershipEnergy. Execution. Being honest. Praising actions you want repeated. Those were some of the keys to success shared by Matt Doherty, the former Notre Dame...
Mon Apr 13, 2020
Chansky’s Notebook: Sum Of The Parts
It took the Tar Heels 11 years to do it again in New Orleans. A lot happened between Dean Smith’s first and second national championships...
Thu Apr 9, 2020
Former UNC Forward Donn Johnston Remembers Dean Smith
“There are very few people who had the influence on my life that (Dean Smith) had, other than my parents,” Donn Johnston said. “He had...
Mon Apr 6, 2020
Triangle Timehop: Today in local college basketball history (April 3)
April 3, 1993: UNC beats Kansas 78-68 to advance to the title game, UNC's first appearance since 1982. It was a bit of revenge for...
Fri Apr 3, 2020