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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Chansky’s Notebook: Ode to Ol’ RoyYou can argue with his strategy or claim he is too stubborn to change his coaching philosophies. But Roy Williams has won nearly 80 percent...
Tue Jan 17, 2017
North Carolina's Roy Williams relies on experience in reaching 800 winsIt's no secret that North Carolina hasn't signed the recruits it used to seemingly pluck from the top 10. It also doesn't matter. Roy Williams...
Tue Jan 17, 2017
Roy Williams second-fastest to 800 wins after North Carolina defeats Syracuse
If Monday's game is any indication of how good UNC will be in ACC play and beyond, Roy Williams could (and likely will) surpass Eddie...
Mon Jan 16, 2017
UNC-Syracuse Postgame Notes
Monday’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 Us
We 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