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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Nolan Richardson: Dean Smith great coach, better manEn route to the 1990 NCAA Final Four in Denver, Nolan Richardson's Razorbacks routed Dean Smith's North Carolina Tar Heels 96-73 in the Midwest Regional...
Sat Feb 21, 2015
Moving ForwardNo. 15 North Carolina has dropped two conference games in a row and four of its last five, but now is no time for the...
Sat Feb 21, 2015
North Carolina vs. Georgia Tech, three to know preview
It’s the Tar Heels’ first home game since the passing of Dean Smith, whose life will be celebrated Sunday during a public memorial service in...
Fri Feb 20, 2015
More than a coach, Dean Smith lived life as a force for good
When games were at stake and the crowd noise was at its highest, Dean Smith would call a timeout and gather his University of North...
Fri Feb 20, 2015
For this teacher and former UNC basketball student manager, Dean Smith's legacy is real
Most people would probably consider student manager of a college basketball team a thankless job, associating it with sweaty towels and locker rooms. But for...
Fri Feb 20, 2015