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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From The AP: Tar Heels Defeat Michigan In 1993 For Dean Smith's Second NCAA TitleSame building. Same result. Different blunder. Dean Smith won his second national championship Monday when North Carolina beat Michigan 77-71. And like the first title...
Tue Mar 31, 2020
Triangle Timehop: Today in local college basketball history (March 30)March 30, 1981: UNC loses 63-50 to Indiana in the national title game the day Ronald Reagan was shot. Al Wood had 18 points in...
Mon Mar 30, 2020
From the AP: Worthy, Jordan Led UNC To '82 Title vs. Georgetown
March 30, 1982: A national champion at last, UNC basketball coach Dean Smith can finally say what he thinks about his critics. "A writer in...
Mon Mar 30, 2020
This day in sports history: Michael Jordan sinks Georgetown, launches legacy as a global icon
Michael Jordan finished with 16 points, nine rebounds, and the first of many legacy-defining shots. At the same time, he secured the legacy of a...
Sun Mar 29, 2020
Lucas: March 28 Flashback
"Brian, you won't have time to dunk it." Those were Dean Smith's final words to his team as they left the huddle with 0.8 seconds...
Sat Mar 28, 2020