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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UNC vs NCSU, Part IIEver since Dean Smith died, there has been a national celebration of the basketball excellence he developed in the ACC. A letdown — and that’s...
Mon Feb 23, 2015
Fans, players, legends pay tribute to North Carolina's Dean SmithSusan and Sherry Dennis had to be here. It didn’t matter that mother and daughter had been snowed in for the past four days. Or...
Mon Feb 23, 2015
Remembering Dean: Stories & Laughs
The North Carolina basketball family celebrated Dean Smith's life with anecdotes during his memorial service on Sunday...
Mon Feb 23, 2015
Farewell to Dean Smith was celebration, not memorial
Dean Smith didn't suffer many losses in his legendary career as North Carolina's basketball coach. The building in which his public memorial was held Sunday...
Mon Feb 23, 2015
They came to remember, honor Dean Smith
Some people wore their Sunday suits, but most people dressed for a game day. It felt like a game day. The line was hundreds deep...
Mon Feb 23, 2015