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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Three takeaways from Kentucky’s win over North Carolina in a basketball classicThis may have been the best Kentucky-North Carolina game ever. There have been some really good ones over the years, going back to the Dean...
Sat Dec 17, 2016
Coveted basketball recruit Kevin Knox in no hurry to decide futureThe Crusaders will hold practices in two iconic college arenas — UNC's Dean Smith Center and Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium. The directors even tweaked the...
Fri Dec 16, 2016
Chansky's "Game Changers" much more than a sports book
Chapel Hill author Art Chansky’s “Game Changers” has to rate as one of the most insightful and intriguing books ever written about college sports, but...
Thu Dec 15, 2016
Rick Barnes 'studied as hard as you could study' Dean Smith
Rick Barnes, in his days as a young, fiery basketball coach, was never afraid to go after Dean Smith. He went after Smith during the...
Sun Dec 11, 2016
Tar Heels Welcome Vols Sunday
North Carolina hosts Tennessee on Sunday, December 11 at 5 p.m. The Tar Heels are 8-1 against the Volunteers, although the schools from neighboring states...
Sat Dec 10, 2016