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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Video: Phil Ford runs the "Four Corners" to beat Duke - Feb. 12, 1975North Carolina point guard Phil Ford runs Dean Smith's "Four Corners" offense to perfection in a 78-70 win over Duke in Chapel Hill on February...
Mon Feb 12, 2018
Pacers' Donnie Walsh: 'All he's ever wanted to do is basketball'At Fordham Prep, Donnie Walsh made all-city and player of the year. From there, he earned a scholarship to UNC to play for Frank McGuire...
Mon Feb 12, 2018
Rushing Franklin Street through the decades
Alumnus Leigh Wilco rushed Franklin Street for the first time in 1979, after UNC lost to Marquette. “It was bittersweet, I remember thinking we were...
Sat Feb 10, 2018
UNC fan battling cancer gets bucket list wish
It was a night to remember for Fayetteville resident Anthony "Tony" Leonard. The 45-year-old cancer survivor received a wish off of his bucket list from...
Fri Feb 9, 2018
Inside The UNC Numbers: Second(ary) to None
The secondary break is a staple of Roy Williams' system. Like his mentor, Dean Smith, Williams uses a variety of early-offense sets to create quick...
Thu Feb 8, 2018