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

College basketball fans remember Dean Smith with the perfect story
When the death of legendary North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith was announced, a story from a 2014 John Feinstein column began making the rounds...
Wed Feb 11, 2015

Pace: The View From The Bench
Two former Tar Heel basketball managers several years ago queried their fellow managers from the coaching regimes of Dean Smith and Bill Guthridge for anecdotes...
Wed Feb 11, 2015

Mick Mixon: Dean Smith And Me
Dean Smith understood human nature. He comingled pride and humility better than any coach in any team sport. He comingled the strident belief in a...
Wed Feb 11, 2015

Dean Smith elevated the game while taking us along for the long ride (videos)
Dean Smith gave us our greatest gift. He taught us how to play basketball. Smith, the legendary coach at the University of North Carolina, died...
Wed Feb 11, 2015

ESPN Classic to honor Dean Smith with more than 24-hour tribute
ESPN Classic will air more than 24 hours of programming to honor legendary North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith starting on Wednesday at 7 p.m...
Wed Feb 11, 2015

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