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

Dean Smith's impact still felt at UNC one year after his death
Today is the one-year anniversary of Dean Smith's death. On Friday, UNC coach and former Smith assistant Roy Williams discussed his mentor's continual impact on...
Sun Feb 7, 2016

Lucas: Missing Coach Smith
It’s simply impossible to think of Dean Smith being gone. There are too many examples of his influence all over the world of Carolina basketball...
Sun Feb 7, 2016

McKendree basketball coach just 1 victory away from college record
McKendree University basketball coach Harry Statham received a hand-written note from Pat Summitt when he joined her in the 1,000-win club in 2009. He got...
Thu Feb 4, 2016

Video: Remembering Dean Smith One Year After His Passing
Dean Smith's legacy not only includes his accomplishments on the basketball court, but also encapsulate the love, loyalty and family atmosphere of the UNC basketball...
Thu Feb 4, 2016

James Worthy Named to 2016 ACC Basketball Legends Class
North Carolina's James Worthy is among 14 former standout players and a three-time Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year who headline this year’s class...
Thu Jan 28, 2016

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