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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

Video: Carolina Remembers Coach Dean Smith
In Chapel Hill and beyond, basketball fans - and those who don't follow the game - are reflecting on the life and legacy of Carolina...

Fan Memories Of Dean Smith: Tuesday
My Dean Smith story... asked him to sign something for my son at a dinner years ago. Told him my son’s name and then started...

‘We have lost one of the greats’
Dean Smith never sought the spotlight in his time as North Carolina’s basketball coach, but seldom could he escape its searing glow in a long,...

Coach Dean Smith proved even legends have time for everyone
It was a beautiful paradox: Dean Smith, an uncommon man, dispensing gestures so kind and so voluminous to the common men who adored him, who...

Roy Williams Radio Show Quotes
Can you take us through the whirlwind that you’ve been through since learning of Dean Smith’s passing? Roy Williams: "I thought I was prepared for...

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