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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David Thompson, Phil Ford and parity made 1975 an ACC Tournament to rememberDean Smith told me once he considered “Four Corners” as just part of the game in college basketball’s pre-shot-clock era. But he did admit, when...
Thu Mar 13, 2014
Dean Smith: Precious Memories (video)Dementia has attacked the memory of legendary coach Dean Smith, but the memories he created will stand the test of time. Gene Wojciechowski takes a...
Thu Mar 13, 2014
The Dean Smith story
At this point I’ll never catch up with all the people who have said nice things in one place or another about my Dean Smith...
Tue Mar 11, 2014
Tony Shaver follows script written by two admirable men
Call it “The Dean’s List.” It has nothing to do with grades or grade point average, though even if it did, Tony Shaver would almost...
Mon Mar 10, 2014
Maryland's ACC farewell vs. Virginia nostalgic for Gary Williams
No one understands or relishes the link between Maryland basketball and the ACC like Gary Williams. He played for the Terps against Billy Cunningham and...
Sun Mar 9, 2014