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

Carolina Icon Dean Smith Dies At 83
Dean Smith, the legendary coach of UNC Men’s Basketball team, has passed away at age 83. Smith led the Tar Heels for more than three...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

Sports world and beyond remember Dean Smith
From former players and coaches to rivals and even politicians, people took to social media Sunday to remember the legendary Dean Smith after his passing...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

Legendary UNC basketball coach Dean Smith passes away
The son of Baptist schoolteachers, raised in the railroading town of Emporia, Kansas, Dean Smith played positions -- quarterback, point guard, catcher -- in high...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

Dean Smith, legendary former North Carolina coach, dies at 83
Born in Kansas, Dean Smith’s lineage traced a direct line from from the game’s inventor, James Naismith, through Phog Allen in his career at the...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

Dean Smith, Longtime UNC Basketball Coach, Dies at 83
In emphasizing team play, Dean Smith encouraged a shooter who made a basket to point to the teammate who got the assist. He popularized the...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

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