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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Retro Lucas: '93 Carolina 78, Kansas 68Twenty years ago today, Dean Smith's Tar Heels beat Kansas in the NCAA Tournament Final Four. I watched that game from the Superdome stands, never...
Wed Apr 3, 2013
Retro Lucas: '93 Carolina 75, Cincinnati 68 (OT)Twenty years ago yesterday, Dean Smith's Tar Heels beat Cincinnati in the NCAA Tournament regional final. I watched that game at home with my dad...
Fri Mar 29, 2013
Retro Lucas: '93 Carolina 80, Arkansas 74
Twenty years ago on this day, Dean Smith's Tar Heels beat Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament round of 16. I watched that game at home...
Tue Mar 26, 2013
We need more courageous voices like Dean Smith's
Deep into March Madness, top basketball coaches have the bully pulpit. I devour their words on the sport. But I wish more of the coaches,...
Sun Mar 24, 2013
Lucas: Milestones
Seven hundred is nice because it's a round number. But if 701 comes on Sunday, which one are most of us likely to remember more...
Sat Mar 23, 2013