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

Destination: Carolina Basketball Museum
The museum opened in 2008 after Tar Heel coaching legend Dean Smith donated his memorabilia and awards to UNC-Chapel Hill. There had been a memorabilia...
Sat Feb 9, 2013

Petition honors Dean Smith’s career
When he retired, legendary coach Dean Smith was the winningest coach in college basketball history. He has received four national Coach of the Year awards,...
Fri Feb 8, 2013

Larry Brown Explains Why He Never Got the UNC Job
Thirteen years ago amid the chaos of the 2000 coaching search, Larry Brown wanted the North Carolina job and Dean Smith wanted Brown to have...
Thu Feb 7, 2013

Dean Smith, The King Of Carolina Basketball
For Dean Smith, winning was a matter of keeping things basic. And when the legendary University of North Carolina basketball coach retired in 1997, his...
Fri Feb 1, 2013

JV basketball players vie for place in UNC history
After the rule barring freshman from varsity competition fell by the wayside in 1972, former UNC coach Dean Smith kept the freshman team around as...
Fri Feb 1, 2013

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