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

Longtime UNC coach Bill Guthridge will be remembered for loyalty, decency
As always, Bill Guthridge has followed Dean Smith. Guthridge, the beloved former assistant coach to Smith for 30 years at North Carolina, died Tuesday night...
Wed May 13, 2015

Lucas: The Quiet Competitor
Bill Guthridge was consistently portrayed as a quiet gentleman. The picture most Tar Heel fans will have of him is sitting slightly behind Dean Smith,...
Wed May 13, 2015

Bill Guthridge Photo Gallery
Bill Guthridge was Dean Smith assistant coach for 30 years and the Tar Heel head coach for three seasons from 1998-2000. He earned national coach-of-the-year...
Wed May 13, 2015

Witty Guthridge cherished his 'Tonto' role
Bill Guthridge turned down a lot of head coaching job offers to play Tonto to Dean Smith’s Lone Ranger on the UNC basketball bench. Well,...
Wed May 13, 2015

Former UNC head coach, longtime Dean Smith assistant Bill Guthridge dies
Former UNC basketball head coach and longtime assistant Bill Guthridge passed away on Tuesday night. UNC confirmed the news on Wednesday. Guthridge served as Dean...
Wed May 13, 2015

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