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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Powell Latimer: A call from Dean Smith for 'Mr. Latimer'Dean Smith once called my cell phone to talk, 44 years later, about one of the worst nights of his coaching career. I was only...
Mon Feb 9, 2015
Carolina Family mourns Dean SmithThey gathered at the building that bears his name and shared memories about him, told stories about him, shed tears over him. Dean Smith was...
Mon Feb 9, 2015
"I Do Believe in Praising That Which Deserves to be Praised..."
Dean Smith was an educator, and I feel like his job was to educate everyone, not just his team. He would teach fans sportsmanship, preach...
Mon Feb 9, 2015
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