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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
Dean Smith

Bill Guthridge: 'Perfect sidekick to Coach Smith'
The man who never needed the spotlight died Tuesday night in Chapel Hill. Bill Guthridge was an assistant coach at North Carolina under Dean Smith...

What they’re saying about the late Bill Guthridge
The late Dean Smith may have been the face of North Carolina basketball from 1961-97. But for the final three decades of that unprecedented run...

Video: Bill Guthridge's legacy at Chapel Hill
ESPN.com reporter C.L. Brown discusses how Bill Guthridge will be remembered, as well as his friendship and working relationship with Dean Smith...

Guthridge was more than loyal to Dean Smith
Roy Williams called Bill Guthridge the “perfect sidekick” for Dean Smith. “The book on loyalty and friendship was written by Coach Guthridge,” Phil Ford said...

Tar Heels would run "through a brick wall" for Guthridge
Bill Guthridge was Dean Smith's right-hand man, a loyal assistant who had opportunities to go and run his own program but remained in Chapel Hill...

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