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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Grantland's Mark Titus: I can’t believe so many people think Roy Williams is bad at his jobWilliams 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 HillMack 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
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...
Sun Mar 22, 2015
Recent wave of sports deaths all too real for Sam Perkins
The calls have become disturbingly normal. Too many times this year, Sam Perkins has answered his phone, learned of a death from his basketball past...
Fri Mar 20, 2015
Tar Heels’ run is fitting this year
Yet here is UNC on the cusp of a championship game that will be played one month and one week since Dean Smith died. The...
Sat Mar 14, 2015