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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2,182 Students Turn Their Tassels at UNC Winter CommencementFamily, friends and alumni filled the stands at the Dean Smith Center on Sunday afternoon to see 2,182 students receive their hard-earned degrees at the...
Mon Dec 15, 2014
Dean Smith, Rick Robey and the moment UNC and Kentucky became real rivalsIt came in the 1977 NCAA Tournament. There were 22 seconds left in the NCAA East Regional championship game when Dean Smith charged all the...
Sat Dec 13, 2014
Hawkeyes view Tar Heels clash as opportunity
The Iowa basketball team faces another of those yardstick games tonight. The Hawkeyes will be going against one of the nation’s most storied programs in...
Wed Dec 3, 2014
UNC's Marcus Paige eager to face Iowa
Iowa doesn't create much of a rise from North Carolina fans -- not even those who remember a referee's mistake that allowed Roy Marble to...
Wed Dec 3, 2014
Marcus Paige builds a legacy at North Carolina
History surrounds Marcus Paige as he sits near the court at the Dean Smith Center. National championship banners, jerseys honored and numbers retired hang from...
Wed Dec 3, 2014