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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Sam Perkins To Enter Collegiate Basketball Hall Of Fame SundayThree-time All-America Sam Perkins, a standout on some of Dean Smith's greatest teams at North Carolina, will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall...
Sun Nov 18, 2018
Dick Vitale's coaching Mount Rushmore (post-1979) includes Dean Smith, Roy WilliamsESPN's Dick Vitale has called games on the network for nearly 40 years. And he came out with a book, Dick Vitale’s Mount Rushmores of...
Wed Nov 14, 2018
Chansky’s Notebook: If He Could See It Now (Not)
The Smith Center now sparkles like a Christmas tree. I wonder what members of Dean Smith’s family think these days when they go to a...
Tue Nov 13, 2018
Five-Stars Vernon Carey & Keion Brooks at UNC
2019 five-star recruits Vernon Carey and Keion Brooks were at the Dean Smith Center on Friday for UNC's exhibition game against Mount Olive. Both players...
Fri Nov 2, 2018
The 9 longest NCAA tournament appearance streaks of all time
2: North Carolina — 27 (1975-2001): Dean Smith took UNC to 27 NCAA tournaments. 23 of those appearances came in a row. Bill Guthridge continued...
Sun Oct 28, 2018