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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Roy Williams Radio Show QuotesCan 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...
Tue Feb 10, 2015
Dean Smith was about "doing the right thing"Four years after Greensboro's sit-ins, UNC basketball coach Dean Smith walked into The Pines, a Chapel Hill restaurant. He hadn't become the Dean Smith yet,...
Tue Feb 10, 2015
Another Side Of Dean Smith
Nelvin Cooper once told me a pretty cool story about Dean Smith. I was a younger reporter finding my way around UNC and the other...
Tue Feb 10, 2015
The Case for Dean Smith as the greatest college coach ever
Without a doubt, Dean Smith is on the Mount Rushmore of college basketball coaches along with John Wooden, Mike Krzyzewski, and probably Bobby Knight. But...
Tue Feb 10, 2015
SI writers and editors share their memories of Dean Smith
“[Dean Smith] was just always really working hard to make sure you understood the humble side of life, working toward your goals, always being mindful...
Tue Feb 10, 2015