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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Flashback: Michael Jordan Begins Legendary Rise With Game-Winning NCAA Championship ShotIt was North Carolina’s first NCAA championship since 1957 and the first of Dean Smith’s career following six previous trips to the Final Four. More...
Wed Mar 29, 2017
The Man Responsible for the Iconic Tar Heels' UniformsAlexander Julian is the man responsible for the Tar Heels’ iconic basketball jerseys. In the late 1980s Julian, a designer on a business trip in...
Wed Mar 29, 2017
Video: John Calipari On What He Learned From Dean Smith
John Calipari says the way he has designed the Kentucky basketball program and develops players follows from what Dean Smith created at North Carolina. Cal...
Sat Mar 25, 2017
Chansky’s Notebook: Anniversary Ignored
The 1966-67 team was Dean Smith’s sixth at North Carolina but his most important because it began the unparalleled dominance of the once-embattled young coach...
Wed Mar 22, 2017
Video: Dean Smith Breaks Down Michael Jordan's Freshman Season - ACC Hidden Gem
Michael Jordan was a freshman on UNC's 1982 National Championship team, and the shot that he hit to help the Tar Heels beat Georgetown is...
Thu Mar 16, 2017