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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Video: Antawn Jamison on Dean Smith's Tar Heel FamilyAntawn Jamison is one of the many former players who attribute so much of their success to their legendary coach, Dean Smith. In this piece,...
Sun Feb 8, 2015
Fowler: Michael Jordan’s kiss symbolized all Dean Smith meantThe kiss. That is what I remember first when I think about Dean Smith – not the championships, not the Four Corners, not the innovations,...
Sun Feb 8, 2015
A man of honor: Competitive, irascible Dean Smith strove to do right
The more history one lives through, the better able they are to understand it. Born in 1952, I’ve lived through plenty. Dean Smith was 39...
Sun Feb 8, 2015
Dean Smith: Reflections
The best recollections of Dean Smith come from those he interacted with - players and coaches - throughout his transcendent career and life. Inside Carolina...
Sun Feb 8, 2015
From Naismith to Jordan to Simmons, Dean Smith's basketball legacy will never pass
He was a member of the game’s royal family, not a matter of blood but association. Dean Smith learned the game from the man who...
Sun Feb 8, 2015