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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
Dean Smith

3 years later, we remember Dean Smith
Three years ago today, Dean Smith passed away. He preached selflessness, family, and doing the right thing. For 36 years he coached our team, but...

ESPN’s College GameDay coming to Chapel Hill for UNC-Duke game
ESPN will bring a special edition of College GameDay to Chapel Hill on Thursday when North Carolina hosts Duke for Rivalry Week. The show at...

Carolina Insider Podcast: 1967-69 Reunion, NCSU Recap & More
Go inside the reunion of the 1967-69 Carolina basketball teams, recap the hoops loss to North Carolina State and more in the latest episode of...

Inside The Numbers: UNC's Perimeter Defense
While it’s always been a relative weak spot in the Dean Smith/Roy Williams defensive philosophy, guarding the 3-pointer has proven especially problematic for this year’s...

An Oral History Of The 1967-69 Tar Heels
Until his senior year of high school, Roy Williams had watched no more than three UNC basketball games on TV. He joined the freshman team,...

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