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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One Maryland fan’s letter from Dean SmithIn the days after his death at 83, there were dozens of stories about Dean Smith’s famous letters. Here’s another one, courtesy of a reader...
Mon Feb 16, 2015
On the Fourth Day in Chapel Hill: A Portrait of a Reeling College TownThe nation’s oldest public university lost Dean Smith last Saturday night. Three days later, on Tuesday, three young Muslims were killed in their apartment near...
Mon Feb 16, 2015
If any college coach was an educator, it was Dean Smith
Dean Smith was an educator if there ever was one. His duty was, first and foremost, to win basketball games, but his actions show he...
Sun Feb 15, 2015
Dean Smith had taste, touch on recruiting trail
When Dean Smith died Feb. 7, the seal was broken on an untold number of stories that had been bottled up by his humility. “I’m...
Sun Feb 15, 2015
Video: Danny Green Reflects On Dean Smith, Beating LeBron James, And More
San Antonio Spurs’ Danny Green is in NYC for the 2015 NBA All-Star Game and sat with REVOLT TV to touch on a few topics...
Sun Feb 15, 2015