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

The 25 Greatest Games in UNC Basketball History: No. 24 - The Dean Smith Effigy Game
Dean Smith wasn’t always beloved in Chapel Hill. In fact, there once was a time when a lot of folks didn’t care much for him...
Sun May 19, 2019

Greatest former UNC athlete by state (California): Scott Williams
Born and raised in Hacienda Heights, CA, Scott Williams always thought he would play at UCLA while growing up. But when it came time for...
Wed May 15, 2019

Vasco Evtimov graduates from UNC, his 20-year promise to Dean Smith fulfilled
Vasco Evtimov will be the first to tell you: when he makes a promise, he sticks to it. Even if it takes 20 years to...
Wed May 15, 2019

UNC Seniors Graduate From North Carolina
Multiple North Carolina players in both basketball and football graduated from UNC on Sunday during a commencement ceremony inside Kenan Stadium. In addition to the...
Mon May 13, 2019

Vasco Evtimov Fulfills Promise to Dean Smith by Graduating 20 Years After Leaving UNC
Vasco Evtimov left the UNC basketball program in 1999 after receiving an offer to play professionally in Greece. Foregoing his final two seasons of eligibility,...
Mon May 13, 2019

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