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

Highlighting UNC, Duke, and NC State’s non-conference basketball schedule
The last time the Tar Heels played in Carmichael Arena — 1986 — Roy Williams was an assistant under legendary coach Dean Smith. North Carolina...
Fri Jul 12, 2019

Tar Heel Firsts: UNC’s first ever basketball coach
Long before Dean Smith coached a game or Michael Jordan ever stepped on a court, there was already a history of basketball at the University...
Wed Jul 10, 2019

Carolina Insider Podcast: Sam Perkins joins the Pod and the 2019 Poddy Awards
This episode of the Carolina Insider Podcast includes a Tar Heel news catch-up. Then UNC and NBA great Sam Perkins discusses winning the 1982 NCAA...
Tue Jul 9, 2019

Don't overlook returning players for UNC men's basketball
The arrival of new recruits and transfers in Chapel Hill brings excitement and hope for another championship. It also has shifted attention from the players...
Mon Jun 24, 2019

UNC Basketball's Top 100 Players: 61-70
61. Joe Wolf (1983-87, PF): After serving as the top frontcourt reserve on a loaded ’84 Carolina squad as a freshman, Wolf spent three seasons...
Fri Jun 21, 2019

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