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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How vulnerable are major programs to a coach leaving?Roy Williams is a bit younger than either Jim Boeheim or Mike Krzyzewski, so this transition could be a little farther off, but it doesn’t...
Fri Jul 5, 2013
Roy Williams talks golf, Dean Smith, Michael Jordan, and timeoutsRoy Williams visited Pinehurst recently and took a few moments to explain how basketball and golf can be intertwined. Williams chatted about rounds at Pinehurst...
Fri May 31, 2013
Video: Phil Ford - ACC Kings of the Court
Arguably the best player in ACC history, Phil Ford's vicious competitive spirit is honored and remembered. Also, inside his relationship with Dean Smith...
Fri May 31, 2013
Tar Heels found Rick Fox by accident
North Carolina coach Dean Smith discovered Rick Fox at a summer camp in 1986. Fox, had just completed his junior year at Warsaw High School,...
Mon May 13, 2013
Audio: David Glenn Interivews Bill Guthridge
David Glenn recently caught up with former UNC coach Bill Guthridge on Glenn’s afternoon radio show. Among the topics he discussed: What it was like...
Wed May 1, 2013