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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Friends in High Places“As soon as you try to describe a close friendship, it loses something.” – Dean Smith (1931-2015) Smith coached the basketball team at the...
Wed Sep 30, 2015
Fast Break Breakfast To Include Piece Of HistoryRoy Williams' Fast Break Against Cancer breakfast will reach a milestone this year when it's held Friday, Oct. 2, at 8 a.m. at the Smith...
Wed Sep 23, 2015
Cliff Morris played with basketball greats
Dr. Cliff Morris peeled back the plastic on a hummus wrap from a local coffee shop, and recounted a multitude of life-shaping memories playing basketball...
Fri Sep 18, 2015
Long-lost photo of Dean Smith, Bill Guthridge finally makes it to family
On the lawn of the Carolina Inn, the newlyweds asked legendary UNC basketball coaches Dean Smith and Bill Guthridge to stop for a picture. "They...
Thu Sep 17, 2015
SI Vault: North Carolina defeats Kentucky in the 1977 Elite Eight
The manner in which North Carolina disposed of Kentucky 79-72 at the East regional in College Park, Md., may have set back the cause of...
Mon Sep 14, 2015