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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UNC-Syracuse Postgame NotesMonday’s win was the 800th in Roy Williams’ career. He is the ninth coach to win 800 games as a Division I head coach. Williams...
Mon Jan 16, 2017
Lucas: One Of UsWe could be a Roy, couldn’t we? We could let a “dadgum” slip every now and then or we could toss a jacket. He just...
Mon Jan 16, 2017
Roy Williams earns 800th win as UNC fends off Syracuse
In a rematch of last season’s Final Four, the North Carolina beat Syracuse, 85-68, on Monday to deliver head coach Roy Williams his 800th win...
Mon Jan 16, 2017
Carolina Insider Podcast: J.R. Reid
The latest episode of the Carolina Insider podcast is now available featuring a fun conversation with former Tar Heel All-America J.R. Reid about his time...
Fri Jan 13, 2017
Will Lefty Driesell ever get in the Hall of Fame?
“He needs to be in the Hall of Fame,” ex-Georgetown coach John Thompson, one of Lefty Driesell’s great rivals, says. There are a million...
Tue Jan 3, 2017