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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Cliff Morris played with basketball greatsDr. 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 familyOn 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
News & Notes: Tar Heels in Lexington
John Calipari said Sunday’s UK Alumni Charity event is expected to raise nearly $1.5 million for charities -- and UNC-related entities benefited from the giving...
Sun Sep 13, 2015
The Aggies and the Heels: a short history
Curtis Hunter and Matt Doherty were teammates on UNC Head Basketball Coach Dean Smith’s 1982-83 and 1983-84 teams. In 2000 each took a head coaching...
Sun Sep 13, 2015