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's NBA dominance
Dean Smith’s death was the top story on NBA.com Sunday morning even though Smith never coached a single game in the league. That editorial decision...
Mon Feb 9, 2015

List of head coaches on Dean Smith’s coaching tree is an impressive one
Below are those who went on to become head coaches in basketball, with many others moving on into assistant coaching and administrative roles. And this...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

Dean Smith: Humanitarian, friend, leader
When Dean Smith recruited Eric Montross, Lawrence North High School coach Jack Keefer said Smith brought a legal pad covered with names, of players he'd...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

Former Tar Heels Marvin Williams, P.J. Hairston mourn death of Dean Smith
Former Tar Heels Marvin Williams and P.J. Hairston were among those who spoke glowingly about Dean Smith and his many contributions. Now players with the...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

Dean Smith remembered for his influence on others away from court
The sprawling Dean Smith coaching tree is filled with smart men who carried on his punctilious system. How to set a screen. How to signal...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

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