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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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Video: Roy Williams, Marcus Paige Post-Arkansas Press Conference
Marcus Paige scored 20 of his game-high 22 points in the 2nd half to lead the Tar Heels to the 87-78 win over Arkansas in...

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