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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Audio: Coach Smith discussing his first winDean Smith talks about his first win as head coach at Carolina, including something very important that he forgot to bring to the game...
Sun Feb 22, 2015
A 1-on-1 interview with Dean Smith — and a mopThe "story" was North Carolina senior forward Dave Popson, a local high school standout (in Wilkes Barre about 20 minutes south of Scranton). He was...
Sun Feb 22, 2015
A Basketball Mind in Tune With the Social Fabric
For the longest time, the only thing I knew about Dean Smith was his dreaded four corners offense, the system he popularized as the men’s...
Sun Feb 22, 2015
Every College Coach Should Aspire to Be Like Dean Smith
Winning breeds a fog where all flaws are forgiven. Smart, driven, charismatic coaches deserve our respect, but not outright adulation. We make simply make too...
Sun Feb 22, 2015
Dean Smith’s Pardon Letter for Wilmington Ten Revealed
While many know of how Dean Smith recruited Charlie Scott as the first African-American to play ACC basketball in the ‘60’s, it has never been...
Sun Feb 22, 2015