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

North Carolina blue with passing of legendary Dean Smith
Guess who Dean Smith had to beat in order to get to his first Final Four? Bob Cousy. Yup, the team in North Carolina’s way...
Tue Feb 10, 2015

Roy Williams joins The David Glenn Show to talk Dean Smith
An assistant under Dean Smith in the ‘70s and ‘80s, Roy Williams himself has repeatedly said over the years that his goal as UNC’s head...
Tue Feb 10, 2015

Obama: 'Smith will go down as one of the greatest'
Dean Smith impacted thousands of people in a variety of ways. In the two days following his death, the legacy he leaves behind may be...
Tue Feb 10, 2015

The Gaines Family Always Knew What Dean Smith Stood For
There was a day to savor in March 1997 when Dean Smith surpassed Adolph Rupp as the coach with the most wins in major college...
Tue Feb 10, 2015

With Four Corners offense, Dean Smith changed basketball
On the 12th of March exactly 40 years ago, these four fingers marked a legacy — of a coach and his game, a leader of...
Tue Feb 10, 2015

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