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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Roy Williams? ‘He Doesn’t Have an Accent. You Have an Accent.’If Michael Jordan is the most famous North Carolina Tar Heel and second place goes to the legendary coach Dean Smith, then somewhere in the...
Fri Mar 31, 2017
Scott Williams will be a North Carolina Tar 'Host' for Final Four in PhoenixFor the next five days, Valley resident Scott Williams will be a North Carolina Tar 'Host'. "I'm beyond excited," said Williams. "Now that they're here,...
Fri Mar 31, 2017
Flashback: Michael Jordan Begins Legendary Rise With Game-Winning NCAA Championship Shot
It 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' Uniforms
Alexander 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