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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Dean Smith: Amazing GraceFor Dean Smith, all of this was rooted in his understanding of Christian faith. In his book, A Coach's Life, Smith has a whole chapter...
Fri Feb 13, 2015
Dean Smith's coaching genius, character showed in early strugglesThe booming baritone voice on the other end of the line left no doubt about a willingness to tackle the subject of Dean Smith’s early...
Fri Feb 13, 2015
15 Inspiring Stories About Dean Smith That Prove He Was Much More Than Just 'Michael Jordan's Coach'
This week the entire basketball world is mourning the recent passing of legendary University of North Carolina coach Dean Smith, a man who taught the...
Fri Feb 13, 2015
Former Tar Heel players, other basketball coaches fill private Dean Smith funeral
Inside the Chapel Hill church where Dean Smith had a regular seat on the back row, family, friends and former players gathered privately Thursday to...
Fri Feb 13, 2015
Dean Smith represented the best of the ACC and UNC
Dean Smith did not put ACC basketball or the University of North Carolina on the map. Instead Smith, who died on Saturday night, three weeks...
Fri Feb 13, 2015