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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Brandon Robinson Leads Tar Heels As Roy Williams Gets Win No. 879Brandon Robinson scored a career-high 20 points and Roy Williams tied his mentor on the all-time wins list as North Carolina beat Yale 70-67 Monday...
Mon Dec 30, 2019
UNC Outlasts Yale 70-67 in Nonconference FinaleNorth Carolina relied on its defense once again to top Yale, 70-67, on Monday as Roy William notched his 879th career victory, tying mentor and...
Mon Dec 30, 2019
879: Roy Williams closes in on a sacred number, his mentor Dean Smith's victory total
Roy Williams is closing in on his mentor’s career victory total. Williams notched win No. 878 on Dec. 22, when North Carolina beat UCLA 74-64...
Sat Dec 28, 2019
Eric Montross: The Analyst
Eric Montross, like Hubert Davis, played for Dean Smith and knows Roy Williams well. Montross, a 7-foot center in his playing days, sits in the...
Sat Dec 28, 2019
UNC vs. UCLA Postgame Notes
It was Roy Williams' 878th win as a head coach. He needs one win to tie Dean Smith for fourth place all-time. Freshmen Armando Bacot,...
Sun Dec 22, 2019