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

The Kindness of Dean Smith
In thinking about Coach Smith, it is important to know this. Dean Smith’s impact shouldn’t be viewed through the lens of his Hall-of-Fame coaching career...
Thu Nov 21, 2013

The legacy of UNC's Dean Smith
Former North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith won games, awards, titles – and the deep affection of those he led. That's the legacy of Smith,...
Thu Nov 21, 2013

Dean Smith ‘One of the greatest coaches’
Dean Smith will “forever stand as one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history,” President Barack Obama said Wednesday as Smith was awarded...
Wed Nov 20, 2013

Dean Smith's innovations define current college basketball
Dean Smith was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Wednesday more for what he did away from the basketball court than what he accomplished on...
Wed Nov 20, 2013

Audio: John Feinstein Talks About Dean Smith
Washington Post columnist and CBS Sports Radio host John Feinstein was a guest on The David Glenn Show today, and the two had a conversation...
Wed Nov 20, 2013

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