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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Dave Colescott 'blown away' by Dean Smith letterDave Colescott nearly threw the letter away thinking it was junk mail. But Colescott, a former player at North Carolina who played for the late...
Fri Mar 27, 2015
Dean Smith’s Legacy Reaches Central IowaSteve Krafcisin played one season at North Carolina before transferring closer to home at Iowa. The emotions of opening a letter from the late, Dean...
Fri Mar 27, 2015
Dean Smith remembers players in will
Dean Smith got a chance to thank his players one last time. The former North Carolina coach, who died last month at 83, directed his...
Thu Mar 26, 2015
A Gift from Coach Smith
Shortly after Dean Smith’s passing on Feb. 7, all of his former lettermen received a simple request. “They asked us to update our addresses,” said...
Thu Mar 26, 2015
Dean Smith requested $200 be sent to each of his former players in will
The late Dean Smith, who died last month, willed his trust to send $200 to each of his former North Carolina basketball players, Tim Breedlove,...
Thu Mar 26, 2015