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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Dean Smith: 83 years of caring and giving, a legacy of selflessnessEach time Larry Brown encountered someone in North Carolina's vast basketball fraternity this season, he spoke of the importance of a large gathering of former...
Tue Feb 10, 2015
Video: Stories That Shaped Dean Smith's UNC CareerOver the years, Dean Smith showed he was more than a coach; he was a teacher, mentor, and for some, he was like a second...
Tue Feb 10, 2015
Roy Williams Continues To Live By Dean Smith’s Example
Monday night, 48 hours removed from the death of UNC legend Dean Smith, Tar Heel coach Roy Williams continued to remember his close friend and...
Tue Feb 10, 2015
Dean Smith provided the ultimate assist to longtime assistant Bill Guthridge
To his players, the first sign – the only sign, really – that something was different in the fall of 1997 was this: Dean Smith,...
Tue Feb 10, 2015
Brendan Haywood on Dean Smith: 'He was more than just basketball'
Cleveland Cavaliers center Brendan Haywood chose to go to North Carolina specifically to play for legendary coach Dean Smith. Haywood never got that chance, as...
Tue Feb 10, 2015