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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Eric Montross was once a hero to a dying teen, who taught Montross the word’s true meaningIn November of 1993, Eric Montross was the big man on campus at UNC, literally and figuratively. He was the Tar Heels’ 7-foot center, the...
Tue Dec 19, 2023
UNC's Greatest Basketball Games: Signature NCAA Title in 1993Dean Smith had recruited the nation’s top class in 1990. With the exception of Clifford Rozier, who transferred to Louisville, that class matured into a...
Mon Dec 18, 2023
UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis channels Dean Smith after Tar Heels' loss to Kentucky
UNC coach Hubert Davis channeled Dean Smith on Saturday in Atlanta. Following the ninth-ranked Tar Heels’ 87-83 loss to Kentucky, Davis mentioned how his former...
Sun Dec 17, 2023
Chansky’s Notebook: Old Nemesis Returns To Chapel Hill
The senior version of Rick Barnes is still pretty tough. As a young college basketball coach at Clemson, Barnes made a name for himself when...
Wed Nov 29, 2023
As UNC Signs Two Top-10 Basketball Recruits, NCAA Title History Worth Recalling
A quick glance at the makeup of UNC Basketball's five more recent national championship teams — two (1982, 1993) under legendary coach Dean Smith, and...
Thu Nov 16, 2023