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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A Golden Anniversary of Success, Pt. 2UNC’s 1967 basketball season was filled with anticipation. Dean Smith had engineered a building process that was coming to fruition. This is the golden anniversary...
Fri Mar 3, 2017
UNC JV basketball honors Dean Smith by moving game to CarmichaelFor the first time since 2010, men’s basketball saw some action in Carmichael Arena. On Feb. 28, 1931, Dean Smith was born, and it was...
Wed Mar 1, 2017
How UNC’s offense, one of the nation’s best, went missing at Virginia
The last time North Carolina had as much difficulty scoring as it did on Monday night during a 53-43 defeat at Virginia, head coach Roy...
Tue Feb 28, 2017
Chansky’s Notebook: Happy Birthday, Coach!
Dean Smith’s 86th birthday is tomorrow. A special number, too. The legendary Carolina coach would have been 86 tomorrow, and the best present the Tar...
Mon Feb 27, 2017
The UNC Business School Student Who Almost Integrated ACC Basketball
Willie Cooper starred on the basketball team at Frederick Douglass High, where the 6-foot-2 forward’s defensive abilities attracted the attention of future Hall of Fame...
Mon Feb 27, 2017