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

ACC Basketball in the 1990s: Many fond farewells
The 1990s in ACC basketball were distinguished not so much by what players and coaches did, but by who was — and who wasn’t —...
Mon Oct 14, 2013

ACC in the ’60s: Times of Change
At decade’s end, by which time Dean Smith of North Carolina had wrested supremacy from Duke with three straight conference titles spiked by appearances in...
Mon Oct 14, 2013

Oral History: Dean Smith's Retirement
Sixteen years ago today, Dean Smith announced his retirement to the world. But he had told his players--the players expected to make up a formidable...
Wed Oct 9, 2013

Video: Dean Smith Retirement Press Conference
Legendary North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith holds a press conference to announce his retirement on October 9, 1997...
Wed Oct 9, 2013

Kirschner: A Historical Day
It was Wednesday, October 8, 1997, seven days before the first practice of what was to be Dean Smith's 37th year as head coach. Coach...
Wed Oct 9, 2013

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