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 GlennUNC 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...
Tue Feb 19, 2019
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...
Tue Feb 19, 2019
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...
Mon Feb 18, 2019
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...
Mon Feb 11, 2019
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...
Thu Feb 7, 2019