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

Lucas: Hooked
We all remember when we were hooked. The team that made me fall in love with Carolina basketball was the 1986-87 squad. They had Dean...
Fri Apr 7, 2017

A look back: Chris Webber’s untimely timeout helps seal UNC’s NCAA title win
North Carolina won its sixth NCAA championship Monday with a 76-69 victory against Gonzaga. Twenty-four years before that, on April 5, 1993, another UNC team,...
Wed Apr 5, 2017

Audio: Roy Williams Interview on Dean Smith and Monday's Championship
Shortly after leading UNC to its third NCAA Championship in 13 seasons, Roy Williams joined The David Glenn Show. Williams discussed his former mentor Dean...
Wed Apr 5, 2017

Returning to campus, Roy Williams and Tar Heels continue celebration
A live stream of the plane landing at Raleigh-Durham Airport flashed across the video screens inside the Dean Smith Center, and nearly 20,000 fans roared...
Wed Apr 5, 2017

10 compelling stats from North Carolina's win over Gonzaga
Roy Williams won his third national title as the Tar Heels' head coach, one more than his mentor, the legendary Dean Smith. Remarkably, Williams (398-115)...
Wed Apr 5, 2017

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