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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

For C.B. McGrath, Sunday’s visit to UNC acted as a homecoming
When Roy Williams spoke at the UNC Wilmington tip-off dinner on Sept. 21, he did it as a favor to new Seahawks coach C.B. McGrath...

Carolina Coaching Family
Ask any former Tar Heel and he will tell you Dean Smith’s legacy is not wins and championships, but rather the family dynamic that weaves...

Video: UNC Basketball Jamboree Highlight Clips
Highlights from Sunday's North Carolina disaster relief fundraising basketball jamboree hosted by North Carolina along with East Carolina, UNC-Wilmington, and UNC-Greensboro and the Dean Smith...

Roy Williams Remains True to Self
In July 1988, the night before Roy Williams packed up his family and moved them to Lawrence, Kan., Dean Smith and his wife, Linnea, hosted...

Podcast: Interview with Dante Calabria
Keiser University head coach Dante Calabria had an illustrious college career at North Carolina under Coach Dean Smith before playing at the highest international levels...

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