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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Video: Michael Jordan reflects on Dean Smith in new Showtime docShowtime Sports will debut a new documentary about former North Carolina coach Dean Smith on Wednesday night, at 9 p.m. ET. The doc is set...
Wed Mar 25, 2015
Dean Smith: TV Schedule and Preview for Showtime Documentary(Note: The article states that it's been "nearly a decade" since Dean Smith retired, and that he coached 27 years at UNC. Smith retired in...
Tue Mar 24, 2015
Tracking the Big Six Tournament Coaches
With UNC's two wins in Jacksonville to return to the Sweet Sixteen, Roy Williams notched his 750th career victory, becoming only the 14th Division I...
Mon Mar 23, 2015
Grantland's Mark Titus: I can’t believe so many people think Roy Williams is bad at his job
Williams is 25-0 in the first round of the NCAA tournament, he’s tied with Dean Smith for second all-time in tournament wins, he’s won two...
Mon Mar 23, 2015
Extra Points: Back on the Hill
Mack Brown has returned to Chapel Hill three times in 2015, first for a wedding, then for a memorial service for Dean Smith and just...
Mon Mar 23, 2015