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

Video: UNC Legend Charlie Scott on Breaking Down Racial Barriers
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we look back at a man who helped desegregate sports in the South, Charlie Scott. Scott became UNC's first...
Mon Jan 19, 2015

Pitino: Vitale's "boo ya" tribute "classy"
Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino on Monday called Dick Vitale's tribute to former ESPN anchor Stuart Scott at the end of UNC's 72-71 win over...
Mon Jan 19, 2015

Larry Brown recalls UNC head coaching situation
In the December 8th, 2014 issue of Sport Illustrated, current SMU head basketball coach and UNC alum Larry Brown recalled what transpired after Bill Guthridge...
Fri Jan 16, 2015

NCAA Names North Carolina as Most Iconic College Basketball Uniform
The NCAA.com this week released its list of the most iconic uniforms in college basketball history and listed North Carolina atop its rankings. In naming...
Tue Jan 13, 2015

Lucas: Tar Heels, Cardinals Have History
Louisville has only ever beaten Carolina once away from home—a 94-79 win for the eventual national champions in Seattle in the 1986 NCAA Tournament. Denny...
Fri Jan 9, 2015

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