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

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

Radio show notes: Dean Smith still has gleam
Former North Carolina coach Dean Smith, suffering from what his family announced in 2010 as a "progressive neurocognitive disorder that affects his memory," still goes...
Thu Jan 31, 2013

Mike O'Koren Named ACC Legend
Former Tar Heel forward Mike O’Koren (1976-80) was named UNC’s 2013 ACC Tournament Legend, the ACC announced on Jan. 31. O’Koren, one of the most...
Thu Jan 31, 2013

Roy Williams Radio Show Quotes
Have you seen Coach Dean Smith lately? How is he doing? “I saw Coach Smith and said hello to him twice last week. Coach is...
Thu Jan 31, 2013

How argyle became part of North Carolina’s basketball jerseys
The brainchild behind the argyle look is fashion designer Alexander Julian. Prior to the 1991–1992 season, former North Carolina coach Dean Smith asked Julian —...
Fri Jan 25, 2013

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