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

University statement on the passing of Dean Smith
Statement from Chancellor Carol L. Folt: “Our Carolina community is deeply saddened by the passing of Dean Smith. Coach Smith was an extraordinary man who...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

SI Vault: Dean Smith Won Battles Large And Small, On The Court And Off
On Aug. 5, 1961, 30-year-old Dean Smith was appointed to preside over what survived as basketball at the University of North Carolina. It was something...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

Dean Smith: Ties That Bind
Some 16 years after he coached his last game, the tune surrounding Dean Smith hasn't changed. There's no chink in the armor. The people who...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

Statement From Roy Williams On Dean Smith's Passing
UNC head coach Roy Williams on the death of Dean Smith: “It’s such a great loss for North Carolina – our state, the University, of...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

Dean Smith Passes Away At Age 83
Former UNC head men’s basketball coach Dean Smith died Saturday evening in Chapel Hill. He was 83 years old. “Coach Dean Smith passed away peacefully...
Sun Feb 8, 2015

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