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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
Dean Smith

Podcast: The Larry Brown Interview
Legendary basketball coach Larry Brown had a remarkable conversation with Noah Coslov and Adam Stanco on the Catch and Shoot podcast. The Hall of Famer...

Has Roy Williams surpassed Dean Smith as the greatest UNC basketball coach?
Dean Smith retired from North Carolina in 1997 as perhaps the greatest coach in college basketball history. With 11 Final Fours, a pair of national...

UNC Basketball Players, Fans React to Tar Heels Hosting Wofford in Carmichael Arena
In possibly the greatest #throwbackthursday announcement this year, UNC basketball announced that it will host Wofford next season in Carmichael Arena. UNC fans quickly took...

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...

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...

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