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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Pointing to Coach SmithThe Dean E. Smith Center, the banners hung within, and the wins and championships the arena was built upon were secondary on Sunday to the...
Sun Feb 22, 2015
Video: A Celebration of the Life of Dean E. SmithThe University of North Carolina celebrated the life of Dean Smith Sunday as former players, coaches, fans, family and school administrators gathered in the building...
Sun Feb 22, 2015
Fans, players attend public memorial for former UNC coach Dean Smith
Fans, former players and coaching colleagues gathered Sunday to honor the late Dean Smith. The school held a public memorial service for the retired Hall...
Sun Feb 22, 2015
Audio: Coach Smith discussing his first win
Dean 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 mop
The "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