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

Former UNC star Jeff McInnis’ second act: building dominant travel hoops team from scratch
After retiring from his 12-year NBA career in 2008, Jeff McInnis came home to Charlotte to train teenagers. Some of the kids asked if he...
Sat Jun 1, 2019

25 Greatest Games in UNC History: #20 - Rick Fox stuns Oklahoma in 1990
UNC’s 1989-90 campaign was a disappointment...until it wasn’t. They were ranked #7 in the preseason and, in Scott Williams, Rick Fox, King Rice, Kevin Madden,...
Sat Jun 1, 2019

Carolina Hurricanes Shoot Hoops at UNC
Before scattering across the globe for the summer, several members of the Carolina Hurricanes trekked to Chapel Hill to tour the UNC basketball facilities and...
Fri May 31, 2019

Lucas: The Dean Smith Effect
It's been 22 years since Dean Smith coached a game for UNC. Only three players on the current basketball roster were born when the legendary...
Wed May 29, 2019

Greatest former UNC athlete by state (Michigan): Tommy LaGarde
Tommy LaGarde was a blue-collar player for Dean Smith at North Carolina from 1973-77. He played alongside highly acclaimed players such as Phil Ford and...
Fri May 24, 2019

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