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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

Lucas: Group Therapy
As anyone knows who has dealt with the death of a loved one, there are times you think you might never laugh again. There are...

Jeff McInnis Remembers Dean Smith
“He was more than a basketball coach,” said Jeff McInnis, who played for Dean Smith’s North Carolina Tar Heels from 1993-96. “He was just a...

Humility, attention to detail marked Dean Smith's career, life
As the final seconds of his milestone victory melted away, the capacity crowd rose and chanted his name. Dean Smith was about to become major...

Dean Smith’s Innovations Included an Early Zeal for Statistical Analysis
For decades, Coach Dean Smith would tell his players how many points they had scored and had allowed per possession. In the 1960s, he began...

Dean Smith service Thursday, with public memorial Feb. 22 at Smith Center
The University of North Carolina will celebrate the life of Coach Dean Smith during a public memorial service at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 22, in...

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