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

Attesting to Dean Smith's Character
He has a kind manner not unlike Dean Smith’s. Smith’s family said in 2010 that he has a “progressive neurocognitive disorder that affects his memory,”...
Tue Apr 16, 2013

Former UNC center Eric Montross remembers the timeout, 20 years later
Friday was the 20th anniversary of that night in the New Orleans Superdome – the anniversary of Dean Smith’s second national championship, and of Chris...
Sat Apr 6, 2013

Retro Lucas: '93 Carolina 77, Michigan 71
Twenty years ago today, Dean Smith's Tar Heels won the national championship with a win over Michigan. I watched that game from the Superdome stands,...
Fri Apr 5, 2013

1993 Oral History
Twenty years ago, the North Carolina Tar Heels won their second national championship under Dean Smith. Here now, in their own words, is the story...
Fri Apr 5, 2013

15 Best Teams That Never Won the NCAA Tournament
5. 1984 North Carolina Tar Heels (28–3, 14–0 ACC) Lost to Indiana in Sweet 16; On paper, this was Dean Smith’s most talented team. National...
Thu Apr 4, 2013

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