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

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

UNC to face Winston-Salem State in men's basketball exhibition game Nov. 1 in Chapel Hill
Winston-Salem State will play North Carolina in an exhibition game on Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Dean Smith Center. WSSU coach Cleo Hill...
Tue Jun 18, 2019

Greatest former UNC athlete by state (Pennsylvania): Larry Miller
Larry Miller was an integral part of Dean Smith building North Carolina into a nationally prominent program. He was a two-time ACC Player of the...
Fri Jun 7, 2019

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