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

Video: Roy Williams Remembers Dean Smith at Memorial Service
During the public memorial service for legendary coach Dean Smith, North Carolina head coach Roy Williams honored Smith's longtime assistant Bill Guthridge and shared a...
Mon Feb 23, 2015

Dean Smith's Tar Heel family bids farewell from their seats in the sky
Nearly an hour before Sunday's memorial for Dean Smith, only three of the seats in Section 228 were taken. Stuart Burroughs, Ellyn Courts and Mary...
Mon Feb 23, 2015

A chance to smile, cry and say goodbye
Saturday afternoon, North Carolina coach Roy Williams honored Dean Smith in the best way he knew how — by holding up four fingers and calling...
Sun Feb 22, 2015

Remembering Coach Smith
The sign that Dean Smith was most known for – other than the iconic four fingers raised to signal the four corners offense – was...
Sun Feb 22, 2015

Remembering Dean Smith
Roy Williams has reprised the role of a history professor since Dean Smith, his mentor, died Feb. 7. Williams’ players aren’t old enough to fully...
Sun Feb 22, 2015

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