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 Continues To Live By Dean Smith’s ExampleMonday 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 GuthridgeTo 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
Dean Smith: Saying Goodbye to One of the Good Guys
Sadly, Dean Smith's death comes at a time when the sport of college basketball is at a crossroads. In this current era, education is seemingly...
Mon Feb 9, 2015
Wes Durham on Dean Smith: ‘He was a larger-than-life figure for me because of what my dad did’
“Dean Smith was a larger-than-life figure for me because of what my dad (Woody Durham) did. He was this iconic thing. “Here’s Dean Smith about...
Mon Feb 9, 2015