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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North Carolina, Maryland battle for winsThe North Carolina Tar Heels have won three consecutive games, and will try for a fourth in a row that would be the team's longest...
Tue Feb 4, 2014
NC State fans vandalize Dean Smith Center (photo)North Carolina State fans have built a reputation as noisy, cocky, and annoying fans; but they’ve crossed another line and took a rivalry too far...
Sat Feb 1, 2014
Tar Heels looking for increased sense of urgency
When Hubert Davis played at UNC from 1988-92, there was a feeling that he had to work hard — that he couldn’t let down the...
Wed Jan 22, 2014
North Carolina's 'Big 4' programs dealing with early struggles
UNC fans aren't feeling great, obviously. The Tar Heels (10-6) are losers of three straight and are 0-3 in the ACC for the first time...
Tue Jan 14, 2014
Read Dean Smith's recruitment letter to Michael Jordan
Following an at-home recruiting visit with one high school basketball stud Michael Jordan in August 1980, North Carolina coach Dean Smith sent his future star...
Sat Jan 11, 2014