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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Thank you, Dean SmithDean Smith would have disliked this column. He would have politely urged me not to bother. He would have suggested a dozen topics he found...
Sun Feb 22, 2015
Strelow: Sharing my favorite Dean Smith memoryDean Smith always appreciated an assist. Among his many innovations, Smith is credited with inventing the practice of pointing to the passer after an assisted...
Sun Feb 22, 2015
Remembering Dean Smith and a wonderful night listening to him tell stories
The moment I heard that Dean Smith had died, I felt very empty inside. Not that I knew Smith well, but I did spend some...
Sun Feb 22, 2015
Dean Smith’s influence on Rick Duckett was big
Rick 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 offense
Freshman 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