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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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Audio: Roy Williams Interviews with David Glenn
UNC coach Roy Williams joins The David Glenn Show to discuss the UNC-Duke rivalry, Dean Smith’s influence on his career, and, of course, his interaction...

Former UNC star Sam Perkins on Silent Sam statue: 'Of course I am going to speak out'
Part of the reason Sam Perkins was inspired to speak out against Silent Sam was the lessons he’d learned from legendary former UNC basketball coach...

How a promise to Dean Smith brought former basketball player Vasco Evtimov back to UNC
In the summer of 1999, Vasco Evtimov had just forfeited his last two years of college eligibility to sign with a Greek professional team over...

No. 4 Virginia uses late surge to take down No. 8 UNC
When the ball tipped at 7 p.m. Monday, the packed house at the Dean Smith Center — an ocean of Carolina blue — stood and...

Remembering former UNC coach Dean Smith on the anniversary of his death
UNC basketball coach Dean Smith died on Feb. 7, 2015. Here’s a look back at the coach, who retired in October 1997 as the winningest...

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