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 a hoops legend and even better man
Dean Smith, the legendary North Carolina basketball coach who died Saturday at age 83, was one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time...
Mon Feb 9, 2015

Dean Smith's principles still have presence in UNC's program
After rebounding Marcus Paige's missed floater and scoring on a putback dunk, Brice Johnson acknowledged Paige. Pointing to the passer is a long-standing Carolina tradition...
Mon Feb 9, 2015

Bill Chamberlain, UNC's second black recruit, says Dean Smith championed equality
Bill Chamberlain was the second black player that Dean Smith recruited to UNC, and he played for the Tar Heels at a time when he...
Mon Feb 9, 2015

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...
Mon Feb 9, 2015

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...
Mon Feb 9, 2015

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