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 80, Arkansas 74Twenty 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'sDeep 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
Coaching Adaptation
Roy Williams will be the first to admit that playing a small lineup is uncomfortable for him. It’s not his preference. The 10th-year UNC head...
Fri Mar 22, 2013
UNC headed to Kansas City for NCAAs
Dean Smith and Bill Guthridge both guided eight-seeded North Carolina to upsets of No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. Now Roy Williams hopes to...
Mon Mar 18, 2013