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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Born & Bred: The Quintessential ComebackWalter Davis was in the wrong place. Today is the 50th anniversary of UNC's incredible eight points in 17 seconds comeback against Duke on March...
Sat Mar 2, 2024
Video: IC Podcast - Dean Smith, the early yearsGreg Barnes and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina host author Ron Smith. Smith's new book, The Tar Heels, Vol. 2, documents the first decade of...
Wed Feb 28, 2024
Lefty Driesell was a character, a comic and an all-time great coach
Lefty Driesell’s greatest rival — and nemesis — was North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith. Years ago, when the NCAA was considering adding...
Wed Feb 21, 2024
Hall of Fame basketball coach Lefty Driesell dies at 92
Hall of Fame college basketball coach Charles Grice "Lefty" Driesell, who won 786 career games while leading four different Division I schools to 100 victories,...
Sat Feb 17, 2024
Art’s Angle: Building A Program
Old-timers will watch these Tar Heels and remember Dean Smith’s teams. They are showing trust and teamwork; roles for up to ten men and having...
Mon Jan 22, 2024