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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Dick Vitale's coaching Mount Rushmore (post-1979) includes Dean Smith, Roy WilliamsESPN's Dick Vitale has called games on the network for nearly 40 years. And he came out with a book, Dick Vitale’s Mount Rushmores of...
Wed Nov 14, 2018
Chansky’s Notebook: If He Could See It Now (Not)The Smith Center now sparkles like a Christmas tree. I wonder what members of Dean Smith’s family think these days when they go to a...
Tue Nov 13, 2018
Five-Stars Vernon Carey & Keion Brooks at UNC
2019 five-star recruits Vernon Carey and Keion Brooks were at the Dean Smith Center on Friday for UNC's exhibition game against Mount Olive. Both players...
Fri Nov 2, 2018
The 9 longest NCAA tournament appearance streaks of all time
2: North Carolina — 27 (1975-2001): Dean Smith took UNC to 27 NCAA tournaments. 23 of those appearances came in a row. Bill Guthridge continued...
Sun Oct 28, 2018
Temple coach Fran Dunphy named Dean Smith Award winner
Temple coach Fran Dunphy has been named the recipient of the 2018 Dean Smith Award by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. "To receive an award...
Sat Oct 27, 2018