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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Video: Dean Smith, A Coach's LifeUNC TV re-airs a D.G. Martin interview with basketball coaching legend Dean Smith about his book A Coach's Life...
Wed Feb 11, 2015
Dean Smith’s coaching legacy lives onCoach Dean Smith’s 879 wins, two national championships, 13 ACC tournament championships and 17 ACC regular-season championships will always serve as proof of his impact...
Wed Feb 11, 2015
Dean Smith impacted hoops, people
Once, during a coaches meeting, Dean Smith made Lefty Driesell so angry the old Maryland coach wrote Smith a letter telling him he'd never shake...
Wed Feb 11, 2015
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 Smith
The 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