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 |
| |
Dean Smith was a true gentlemanDean 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 SmithBrian 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
Dean Smith wouldn't change his ways for today's freshmen
Dean Smith’s teams were not designed to depend on how fast the freshman class could develop, although the opportunity was always there for freshmen to...
Tue Feb 10, 2015
Tyler Zeller: Dean Smith’s Death ‘Great Loss’ For UNC And For Basketball
“I actually got to spend some time with (Dean Smith) early on in my college career,” Tyler Zeller said before Tuesday’s practice. “He’s a great...
Tue Feb 10, 2015