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: 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

Dean Smith's legacy proven by amazing tree of coaches, players, rivals
Dean Smith's death brings to mind the unprecedented impact he had on the sport of basketball and the greater cultural issues surrounding it. Perhaps no...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

Video: Roy Williams Press Conference Reflecting on the Passing of Dean Smith
Watch the full press conference as North Carolina head coach Roy Williams reflects on the passing of his former coach, mentor and friend Dean Smith...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

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