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 |
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Tar Heel Firsts: UNC’s first ever basketball coachLong 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 AwardsThis 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