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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Chansky’s Notebook: Poetic JusticeCharlie Scott and Lefty Driesell have come full circle. Driesell never beat a UNC team with Scott on it, losing two NCAA Eastern Regional championship...
Fri Jul 27, 2018
Dean Smith Center: Renovate or Rebuild?It may not be in the immediate future, but the Dean Smith Center is up on the drawing board. Bubba Cunningham has said as much,...
Fri Jun 29, 2018
Michael Jordan’s Break
Thus, on October 6th, a little over two months after his father‘s murder, Michael Jordan announced he was retiring from the NBA. It shouldn’t have...
Thu Jun 28, 2018
Podcast: Bobby Jones On The NBA Finals, ’72 Olympics & Other Courtside Tales
Bobby Jones built a basketball career on his ability to guard other players, to the point where Nike created a marketing campaign calling him the...
Sun Jun 24, 2018
Paul Hardin’s Legacy Lives on Through Carolina Blood Drive
Barbara Hardin arrived in the Dean Smith Center last week ready to encourage donors at the 30th Carolina Blood Drive. Her late husband and former...
Thu Jun 14, 2018