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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Coach Calder: Tar Heels Will Fight For Coach HatchellA teary-eyed Andrew Calder discussed his assumption of the lead on-court coaching role in lieu of Sylvia Hatchell stepping away for an indefinite period to...
Tue Oct 15, 2013
ACC Basketball in the 1990s: Many fond farewellsThe 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