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

As Greensboro Coliseum turns 60, here are 60 tidbits you might not know about it
Legendary Tar Heel coach Dean Smith won his first Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament title when the tournament came to Greenboro for the first time, March...
Mon Nov 18, 2019

King Rice Gets Emotional Speaking About Bill Guthridge
Following Monmouth's loss to Kansas State on Wednesday, Monmouth basketball coach King Rice spoke about a Kansas State alum who had a huge impact on...
Thu Nov 14, 2019

Carolina Insider Podcast: Dave Hanners, UNCW Basketball Recap, Pitt Football Preview
Jones Angell and Adam Lucas recap UNC's basketball win over UNCW then preview Thursday's football showdown with Pitt. Next, former UNC basketball assistant coach Dave...
Tue Nov 12, 2019

Chansky’s Notebook: Catching The Dean
The Roy Williams-Dean Smith victory chase is officially on. Dean Smith retired after winning 879 games. Williams has 873 wins after his 17th Tar Heel...
Mon Nov 11, 2019

Unique Opener Had Tar Heels A Bit Amped Up
Beginning the season against an ACC foe is something North Carolina hasn’t done since Dean Smith’s sixth season in Chapel Hill some 53 years ago...
Thu Nov 7, 2019

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