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

Chansky’s Notebook: Long But Loving
The inaugural Dean Smith Award dinner was a bit long but very loving. The Carolina Club ballroom was packed, every table and nearly every seat...
Wed Nov 11, 2015

First winner of Dean Smith award was coach's close friend
Dean Smith and John Thompson – two of the biggest names in college basketball – were close friends on and off the court, so it...
Wed Nov 11, 2015

Lucas: Thompson Honored In Spirit Of Smith
One thing we learned about John Thompson on Tuesday night: he is honest. Another thing we learned about Thompson: he loved Dean Smith, and the...
Tue Nov 10, 2015

Lucas: Dean Smith Award Finds Fitting Recipient
Dean Smith and John Thompson were kindred spirits in many ways; both Carolina and Georgetown sported near-perfect graduation rates under their direction. How close a...
Tue Nov 10, 2015

Exhibition Preview: UNC vs Guilford
The Tar Heels play the first and only public exhibition game of the 2015-16 season tonight against the Guilford Quakers starting at 7:30 PM in...
Fri Nov 6, 2015

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