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

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

Four Corners and the Magic of Carmichael
Three videos which capture some of what I remember about Dean Smith on the court. The first of Phil Ford running his Four Corners offense...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

Video: Dean Smith's Legacy
Of greater impact than than his 879 career wins was longtime UNC head coach Dean Smith's legacy off of the court. Smith recruited the first...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

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