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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
Dean Smith

DeCock: Postcard from the center of the college basketball universe
This is the geographic center of the Triangle’s three basketball arenas. From here, it’s 9.72 miles northwest to Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium. It’s 9.72 miles...

UNLV’s progress will be put to the test Saturday at North Carolina
No matter what the 20th-ranked Rebels may have seen on tape or heard others say about their opponent, the important fact to remember is they’re...

Video: J.R. Reid - My Carolina Story
Former Tar Heel basketball great J.R. Reid shares one of his funniest, yet most embarrassing moments, while playing for Dean Smith at North Carolina...

North Carolina vs. East Carolina: Three to know
North Carolina coach Roy Williams was a Dean Smith assistant in the mid-1980s when he helped recruit current East Carolina coach Jeff Lebo to Chapel...

ACC Basketball Capsules: Jeff Lebo returns to UNC
Jeff Lebo has won a lot of basketball games at the Dean Smith Center. On Saturday, he hopes to win another, albeit at the expense...

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