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

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

Video: Michael Jordan reflects on Dean Smith in new Showtime doc
Showtime 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

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