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

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

College basketball: 9 of the greatest teams of all time
1981-82 UNC: This team was loaded. With 12 players that were ultimately drafted in the NBA on its roster, UNC went 30-2 and won Dean...
Thu Nov 5, 2015

Basketball Season Preview: North Carolina Tar Heels
The strength of this team is in the interior, with a rotation of really good big men. If the Tar Heels continue the trend of...
Thu Nov 5, 2015

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