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

A look at 1972 UNC basketball
Dean Smith broke from his policy of not bringing in junior college transfers prior to the 1971-72 season because he had a major need. Originally,...
Wed Jun 24, 2015

Journalists to honor Dean Smith with award
The United States Basketball Writers Association and the University of North Carolina jointly announced today the creation of an award to honor the late Dean...
Wed Jun 24, 2015

Turner's Take: For Jason
The familiar sounds of bouncing basketballs, squeaking shoes and screeching whistles echoed through the Dean Smith Center Saturday morning. Lindy Clark watched from the concourse...
Mon Jun 22, 2015

A look back at 1976 UNC basketball
Dean Smith was the U.S. Olympic basketball coach and four of his players - Walter Davis, Phil Ford, Tommy LaGarde, and Mitch Kupchak - made...
Tue Jun 16, 2015

David Chadwick, pastor and former UNC player, on his new book about Dean Smith
David Chadwick played for Dean Smith at North Carolina from 1968-71, back in the relatively early portion of Smith’s tenure at UNC. Now, more than...
Fri Jun 12, 2015

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