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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Tar Heels extract positives in piling up momentumOne 20-minute segment of UNC’s opening victory in the NCAA Tournament can provide building blocks moving forward, with the Tar Heels citing a cherished piece...
Sat Mar 19, 2016
UNC looking to get into right mindset for ProvidenceUNC will tip-off against Providence around 9:40 p.m. on Saturday. Heading into that matchup, the top seed in the East will be looking to build...
Fri Mar 18, 2016
Dean Smith and the rise of basketball analytics
I blame it all on Dean Smith. This new-wave obsession with statistics in college basketball carries a link to the late legendary coach. He was...
Fri Mar 18, 2016
UNC-Florida Gulf Coast Postgame Notes
The Tar Heels are 51-10 as a No. 1 seed, 32-1 in NCAA Tournament games in the state of North Carolina and 12-0 vs. No...
Thu Mar 17, 2016
Dean Smith’s career displayed through collage
Photographer Robert Crawford of Winston-Salem never had to worry about getting too close to Dean Smith during Smith’s legendary coaching career at North Carolina. Crawford,...
Thu Mar 17, 2016