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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Larry Brown Explains Why He Never Got the UNC JobThirteen 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 BasketballFor 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
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