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 |
| |
Dean Smith’s influence on Rick Duckett was bigRick Duckett is still a busy man as a basketball coach, father and a husband. But when he heard about the death of his mentor,...
Sun Feb 22, 2015
Video: Phil Ford running UNC's Four Corners offenseFreshman North Carolina point guard Phil Ford runs Dean Smith's "Four Corners" offense to perfection in a 78-70 win over Duke in Chapel Hill on...
Sat Feb 21, 2015
Recruiting Roundup: Brandon Ingram, Jaylen Brown
Brandon Ingram visited both North Carolina and Duke on Saturday. The 6-foot-9 Ingram, ranked 12th in the country by ESPN.com, saw both teams win their...
Sat Feb 21, 2015
UNC's bounce-back win a mixed bag worthy of celebration, criticism
UNC honored Dean Smith with a moment of silence on Saturday, and UNC’s 89-60 rout of Georgia Tech included another well-conceived tribute to Smith. Once...
Sat Feb 21, 2015
At home, a huge win for UNC
They came to the house Dean Smith built, or perhaps the house built for him. And in their first game back in Chapel Hill since...
Sat Feb 21, 2015