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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The Dean Smith Era Began With the Famous Three-PeatRusty Clark, Bill Bunting, Dick Grubar, Joe Brown and Gerald Tuttle – the famed Class of 1969 – gave North Carolina the height and depth...
Tue Jan 23, 2018
Vince Carter, Dean Smith’s final NBA legacy, still jammin’, surprising himself at 40At 40, Vince Carter is the oldest player in the NBA, and on this youth-oriented Kings squad (where 11 of 17 players are 25 or...
Tue Jan 23, 2018
Rebounding Powers No. 15 UNC Past Georgia Tech, Tar Heels Win Fourth Straight
After shaking off the cobwebs midway through the first half Saturday at the Dean Smith Center, the 15th-ranked Tar Heels utilized their superior rebounding advantage...
Sat Jan 20, 2018
Chansky’s Notebook: A Snowy Stratagem
Dean Smith used to say a poorly played one-point win is the best scenario for motivating his team, and that’s what happened this time. The...
Wed Jan 17, 2018
Hoping to snap an 0-58 streak, veteran Clemson basketball team travels to North Carolina
Donte Grantham remembers walking into the Dean Smith Center this time two years ago in Chapel Hill and looking around for the first time. He...
Tue Jan 16, 2018