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 conversation with Brad Daugherty
Born in Black Mountain, NC, Brad Daugherty rose to basketball stardom at UNC and in the NBA. Since 1994, he has covered both basketball and...
Fri Feb 27, 2015

Black History Retold: Charlie Scott Becomes UNC’s First African-American Scholarship Hoops Player
When legendary University of North Carolina coach Dean Smith wanted his basketball team to get better back in the early 1960’s, he decided to open...
Thu Feb 26, 2015

Turner's Take: Go Out and Do Something
Go out and do something. Dean Smith did more than coach winning basketball, he did something with his life. As a college basketball coach, Smith...
Wed Feb 25, 2015

Recap & Analysis: NC State 58 UNC 46
Forty six points. In the nearly 30 year history of the Dean Smith Center, North Carolina had never scored as few points as the Tar...
Tue Feb 24, 2015

Video: Dean Smith Breaks Down 1989 UNC vs NC State Game
In this ACC Hidden Gem, legendary Tar Heels coach Dean Smith breaks down UNC's big win over NC State during an episode of his weekly...
Tue Feb 24, 2015

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