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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Carolina Insider Podcast: 1967-69 Reunion, NCSU Recap & MoreGo 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...
Tue Jan 30, 2018
Inside The Numbers: UNC's Perimeter DefenseWhile 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...
Mon Jan 29, 2018
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,...
Fri Jan 26, 2018
Chansky’s Notebook: L&M Boys, Part 2
Half of the famed L&M Boys along with Bob Lewis, who I featured yesterday, Larry Miller was the first five-star recruit signed by Dean Smith...
Fri Jan 26, 2018
Chansky’s Notebook: L&M Boys, Part 1
Fifty years ago, the L&M Boys lit up Carolina Basketball. The 1967, ’68 and ’69 Tar Heel teams of Dean Smith are coming to town...
Thu Jan 25, 2018