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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Top ACC stories of 2015: No. 1, The Dean of coaches bids farewellNo embellishment was needed in the case of Dean Smith, who died at the age of 89 on Feb. 7, just a few weeks shy...
Fri Jan 1, 2016
Can Clemson end the losing streak at North Carolina?How much will UNC miss Kennedy Meeks against Clemson? Andy Katz: The game is at the Dean Smith Center, so not that much. The Tar...
Wed Dec 30, 2015
How Dean Smith and Phil Jackson are helping shape Rick Fox's new eSports team
Three-time NBA champion Rick Fox is now the owner of a professional League of Legends team, and on Monday Echo Fox’s website went live with...
Tue Dec 29, 2015
Fayetteville Observer's Top 10 local sports stories of 2015
1. (tie) Dean Smith dies at 83: On the morning of Sunday, Feb. 8, North Carolina woke up to news that left many crushed. The...
Mon Dec 28, 2015
Year in review: Dean Smith began civil rights legacy while attending Topeka High
Charlie Scott was the first black athlete placed on scholarship at North Carolina. Dean Smith saw to that when he recruited the future ABA and...
Sat Dec 26, 2015