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: On a Court With His NameUNC is lucky to have Roy Williams in more ways than one. I was in Maine when I read that the Smith Center court was...
Thu Aug 9, 2018
"As it should be"However or whenever he said it, you have to imagine that when Roy Williams was told that UNC would be dedicating the basketball court inside...
Fri Aug 3, 2018
Former NC State great Tommy Burleson on his recruitment by Dean Smith
This year at Grandfather Mountain, I asked Tommy Burleson about his recruitment. He said his college choice came down to N.C. State and UNC. Tommy...
Tue Jul 31, 2018
Chansky’s Notebook: Poetic Justice
Charlie 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