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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Lucas: One Of UsWe 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
Roy Williams earns 800th win as UNC fends off SyracuseIn a rematch of last season’s Final Four, the North Carolina beat Syracuse, 85-68, on Monday to deliver head coach Roy Williams his 800th win...
Mon Jan 16, 2017
Carolina Insider Podcast: J.R. Reid
The latest episode of the Carolina Insider podcast is now available featuring a fun conversation with former Tar Heel All-America J.R. Reid about his time...
Fri Jan 13, 2017
Will Lefty Driesell ever get in the Hall of Fame?
“He needs to be in the Hall of Fame,” ex-Georgetown coach John Thompson, one of Lefty Driesell’s great rivals, says. There are a million...
Tue Jan 3, 2017
Chansky’s Notebook: Tough Young Coach
King Rice was tough enough to make Bobby Hurley cry. When the emotional former Tar Heel apologized to his Monmouth team for criticizing the officials...
Thu Dec 29, 2016