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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Dean Smith: The extraordinary manDean Smith is 81 and his family says he suffers from a “progressive neurocognitive disorder.” He has good days and bad in terms of memory...
Mon Sep 17, 2012
Bozich: Thank The Tar Heels For Taking Georgia's SpotNorth Carolina football is coming to town Saturday. Before the neck-twisting starts, here are two words that everybody from the University of Louisville should say...
Sat Sep 15, 2012
Defense put Bobby Jones on 1972 Olympic basketball team
One day, while in summer school at the University of North Carolina, Bobby Jones was tracked down by Tar Heels coach Dean Smith. "Coach Smith...
Wed Aug 29, 2012
Hubert Davis comes back to coach at UNC
Dean Smith said he wasn’t good enough. An assistant coach had to suggest that Hubert Davis had the talent to play basketball at North Carolina,...
Fri Aug 24, 2012
Walter Davis Auctioning ’76 Gold Medal
Have you always wanted an Olympic gold medal but don’t have an ounce of athleticism? Here’s your chance to get one. Former Tar Heel standout...
Thu Aug 23, 2012