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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

The best Duke – North Carolina rivalry story ever
Two of the most storied programs. Dean Smith. Vic Bubas. Roy Williams. Mike Krzyzewski. Countless combined championships. And none of it can touch this story...

How Dante Calabria is following the footsteps of basketball legends
New Keiser University interim head basketball coach Dante Calabria is getting his first shot at being a college coach. Calabria, who played under Dean Smith...

These former Tar Heels are all rooting for ODU Saturday night
Ken Brown was director of ticketing for the University of North Carolina for more than eight years. He has fond memories of Chapel Hill, where...

Roy Williams Sends Letter to Injured Tar Heel Fan
Like his mentor, Dean Smith, North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams has been known for taking time for the little things. Earlier this month, Williams...

Tar Heel Blog Podcast: Michael Brooker Special
Michael Brooker discusses his current career as the head boys’ basketball coach at Lake Oconee Academy in Georgia and the influence that coaches Dean Smith...

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