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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Roy Williams: ‘Every game I’ve ever coached is a tribute to Coach Smith’When Roy Williams left his position as a North Carolina assistant coach for Kansas more than three decades ago, his then-boss Dean Smith gave him...
Tue Dec 31, 2019
Lucas: 879The amazing thing is not that Dean Smith won 879 basketball games. The amazing thing is not that Roy Williams won 879 basketball games. The...
Tue Dec 31, 2019
Video: Roy Williams Post-Yale Press Conference
An emotional Roy Williams speaks with the media following the Tar Heels' 70-67 win over Yale on Monday night in Chapel Hill. Williams tied Dean...
Tue Dec 31, 2019
Podcast: UNC Defeats Yale & Roy Wins No. 879
In this edition of the Coast to Coast Podcast, Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join host Jon Seiglie to discuss North Carolina's 70-67 win over...
Tue Dec 31, 2019
UNC vs. Yale Postgame Notes
The win over Yale is the 879th in Roy Williams' 32-year career as a college head coach, which ties him with Dean Smith for fourth...
Mon Dec 30, 2019