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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Walter Davis on Dean Smith: ‘He treated everybody the same’I think from the outside everybody knows what a good coach Dean Smith is, but I was even more impressed with the person, from the...
Wed Feb 11, 2015
Mitch Kupchak, Lakers Mourn Loss Of UNC Legend Dean SmithThe basketball world lost a giant on Saturday with former University of North Carolina head coach Dean Smith passing away at the age of 83...
Wed Feb 11, 2015
Dean Smith was a true gentleman
Dean Smith was one of the finest coaches in the history of American sport. His championship record, innovation, teaching and influence in the lives and...
Wed Feb 11, 2015
Lessons Learned From Coach Dean Smith
Brian Reese, an assistant under King Rice at Monmouth and a member of the Tar Heels’ 1993 national championship team, remembers the emphasis not being...
Wed Feb 11, 2015
Mementos, memories from Dean Smith
Dean Smith ambled up to the tee box, relief splashed across his face. “Boy, I’ve really been looking forward to this,” he said. “Last night,...
Tue Feb 10, 2015