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

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

Kevin Salvadori, Dante Calabria remember Dean Smith
Kevin Salvadori was a college basketball fan without a favorite when Dean Smith started recruiting him to North Carolina. “I knew Carolina had a great...
Fri Feb 20, 2015

You should know more about Dean Smith
Dean Smith was never like the other coaches. He attended the University of Kansas on an academic scholarship and majored in mathematics. He was a...
Fri Feb 20, 2015

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