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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Lefty Driesell encouraged son to emulate former rival Dean SmithThe late Dean Smith has been remembered this week for what a great coach he was. Lefty Driesell remembers what a great recruiter Smith was...
Tue Feb 17, 2015
Dean Smith: Teacher, innovator and team-builder before the onset of personal brandingI wonder what Dean Smith would have thought of Twitter. Probably not much. His mind ravaged by dementia the last few years of his life,...
Tue Feb 17, 2015
Charlie Scott to be inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Kansas State’s Rolando Blackman, Quinn Buckner of Indiana, Ohio State’s John Havlicek, Long Beach State’s Ed Ratleff and Charles Scott of North Carolina headline the...
Tue Feb 17, 2015
Video: Dean Smith Breaks Down 1989 UNC vs Duke Game
In this ACC Hidden Gem, legendary Tar Heels coach Dean Smith breaks down UNC's big win over Duke during an episode of his weekly TV...
Tue Feb 17, 2015
Tribute to the late Dean Smith comes from unlikely source
Aaron Kirschenfeld played the role of the Blue Devil mascot before graduating from Duke in 2007. Even though he’s receiving a law degree and master’s...
Tue Feb 17, 2015