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: 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 UNC2019 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
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...
Tue Oct 9, 2018