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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Dean Smith allowed NCCU’s LeVelle Moton into UNC familyLeVelle Moton didn’t play basketball for Dean Smith at North Carolina. Moton’s name was never stitched on the back of a baby blue jersey. His...
Tue Feb 24, 2015
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse basketball send North Carolina flowers after Dean Smith's deathJim Boeheim and the Syracuse basketball team sent North Carolina flowers on Monday in honor of coaching legend Dean Smith who passed away two weeks...
Mon Feb 23, 2015
UNC vs NCSU, Part II
Ever 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 Smith
Susan 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