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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
Dean Smith

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...

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...

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...

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...

UNC Basketball Media Day Takeaways: Freshmen, Lineups & Healthy Returns
North Carolina held its 2018-19 Basketball Media Day at the Dean Smith Center on Tuesday. Roy Williams spoke for a half hour about the point...

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