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

Roy Williams humbly passes Dean Smith, joins elite coaching company
Roy Williams was simply not having it. Williams will never see himself as measuring up to his former boss, longtime mentor and dear friend. "I...
Tue Apr 4, 2017

This Group of Tar Heels Carves Out Their Spot Among UNC’s All-Time Greats
As the clock hit triple zeroes Monday night in Phoenix—a moment that officially completed UNC’s quest for national championship redemption—this group of Tar Heels officially...
Tue Apr 4, 2017

Roy Williams is era's best NCAA Tournament coach
Roy Williams’ March dominance is a remarkable thing. It’s not just that he’ll have passed his mentor, Dean Smith, for championships if he wins his...
Mon Apr 3, 2017

Final Four 2017: Roy Williams in awkward position to pass mentor Dean Smith with one more win
Roy Williams goes to work in a building named for the man who made him what he is today, and that is exactly the way...
Mon Apr 3, 2017

Numbers, matchups seem to favor Gonzaga in title game vs. UNC
North Carolina has the most NCAA Tournament victories since 2000 (46). This is Mark Few’s first Final Four and Roy Williams’ ninth -- only Mike...
Sun Apr 2, 2017

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