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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Jacobs: Dean Smith More Than A CoachDean Smith was very much a humanitarian. And, in a profession in which prominence is often converted to financial advantage and little else, he also...
Tue Nov 19, 2013
UNC won't be good until or unless it gets its full roster activeYou can put the players in those iconic blue uniforms, let them walk out of the home locker room at the Dean Smith Center, and...
Sun Nov 17, 2013
UNC-Holy Cross Preview
The Holy Cross Crusaders (1-1) face a daunting task, as non-conference opponents outside the Top 25 have not fared well recently at the Dean Smith...
Thu Nov 14, 2013
Dean Smith's wife: Presidential award 'a pinnacle' for UNC coach
The wife of former North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith called Smith's Presidential Medal of Freedom award "a pinnacle" of his career, but said Smith...
Wed Nov 13, 2013
Thought of the Week: Tar Heel bench play
With regards to Dean Smith’s old practice plans and the “thought of the day,” a tradition that has carried on under coach Roy Williams, here’s...
Mon Nov 11, 2013