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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Roy Williams Named Semifinalist For Naismith National Coach Of The YearOn Monday, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced the semifinalists for the 2019 Naismith Coach of the Year Award. North Carolina's Roy Williams is a leading...
Mon Mar 11, 2019
Lucas: SpentI have just watched UNC defeat Duke, 79-70, in front of a pulsating Dean Smith Center. I have watched three seniors pour their hearts into...
Sat Mar 9, 2019
225 years of Tar Heels: Dean Smith
Dean Smith, who died in 2015, coached the Tar Heels from 1961-1997 and retired as the winningest coach in college basketball. He led the Tar...
Fri Mar 8, 2019
The Fiery and Fickle Relationship Between College Basketball Coaches and Refs
“Dean Smith said to me after he was retired, ‘John, that night we played Clemson, you called that block/charge and that was the wrong call,'’’...
Thu Mar 7, 2019
Plenty of scores to settle in UNC-Duke rematch
The Carolina-Duke rematch closes out the regular season and by then, both teams and much of the college basketball world is focusing its attention on...
Wed Mar 6, 2019