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

What Vince Carter learned in Chapel Hill is what’s keeping him in the game
For Vince Carter, the transition from superstar to locker room voice and mentor came naturally. He credits his former North Carolina coach, the late Dean...
Wed Mar 27, 2019

Roy Williams Reveals The Last Time He Filled Out A March Madness Bracket
“1977 was the last bracket I ever filled out,” Roy Williams said during his radio show. “I think it’s stupid, so I just don’t do...
Tue Mar 26, 2019

'Play or Go Home'
UNC and Iona played to their seeds after halftime as the Midwest’s top seed turned an eight-point deficit into a 20-point lead. Roy Williams reiterated...
Sat Mar 23, 2019

Sterling Manley Gets His Home Game
It may not have been by design, but Sterling Manley is getting his home game after all. North Carolina has a tradition in which the...
Fri Mar 22, 2019

Stories from the NCAA Tournament: How Not to Miss the UNC Bus
In Dean Smith’s world, being on time actually meant running a few minutes early. Roy Williams adopted that principle, along with many others, early in...
Wed Mar 20, 2019

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