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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Former UNC A.D. Dr. Homer Rice Passes Away At 97Dr. Homer Rice, who served as UNC's athletic director from 1969 to 1975, passed away on Monday at age 97. Georgia Tech, where Rice worked...
Tue Jun 11, 2024
What Did Dean Smith Mean When He Talked About 'The Duke Game'?The 1965 game featured a really good Duke team losing to a better-than-average North Carolina team, with neither advancing to the NCAA Tournament. But the...
Thu May 23, 2024
Chansky’s Notebook: When They Were 54 Years Old
Hubert Davis just turned 54. How does he compare? Hubert has been UNC's head coach for three years and has an 78-31 record and ACC...
Tue May 21, 2024
How Deep Is North Carolina's Basketball History?
Hubert Davis is the second individual to play in a Final Four and be the head coach of the same school in the Final Four...
Wed May 15, 2024
Chansky’s Notebook: 70 Years of the ACC in 5s
The ACC has reached septuagenarian status. Let’s look at its five-year birthdays since it was founded for the 1953-54 college season. Before the ACC’s fifth...
Wed Mar 20, 2024