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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High Point Coach Scott Cherry: "Maybe Coach Smith was with me tonight"High Point University men’s basketball coach Scott Cherry thought his coach and mentor, Dean Smith, was looking down on him Wednesday night. Having rallied from...
Thu Feb 12, 2015
Art’s Angle: 10-40 Years AgoMonumental events often make me go back in time to recall what was happening 10, 20, 30 years ago. The passing of Dean Smith, whose...
Thu Feb 12, 2015
Sam Perkins: Dean Smith did everything the right way (video)
On SI Now, NCAA champion Sam Perkins discusses Dean Smith's personable nature, immense knowledge and the way he cared for his team on and off...
Thu Feb 12, 2015
Video: Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith remember Dean Smith
On TNT's Inside the NBA, Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith all remember former North Carolina head coach Dean Smith. Smith was a point...
Thu Feb 12, 2015
Mourners attend private service in honor of UNC's Dean Smith
Family, friends, former players and coaches have gathered to honor the life of retired North Carolina coach Dean Smith. Smith's family had a private church...
Thu Feb 12, 2015