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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Man has fond memories of rooming with Michael JordanDean Smith, Michael Jordan and Roy Williams. Arguably the three biggest names associated with the history of North Carolina basketball, and yet one local man...
Tue Jul 24, 2012
How Michael Jordan And Nike Teamed Up To Conquer The WorldThere was a segment of the basketball population that didn't completely buy into Michael Jordan when he was at North Carolina, where, as common logic...
Thu Jul 12, 2012
And Then There Was the Time Dean Smith Won a Gold Medal
Dean Smith's role as coach of the 1976 Olympic basketball team doesn't get much mention in the annals of Carolina basketball. Part of it is...
Sun Jul 1, 2012
When Dean Smith stood up for Bear Bryant
Sports Illustrated's Frank Deford visited The N&O recently and spoke warmly of Dean Smith, the former UNC basketball coach. But Deford, in town to promote...
Fri Jun 15, 2012
UNC national champion walk-on Travis Stephenson also Big Rock winner
Travis Stephenson was a walk-on for UNC’s 1993 NCAA national title basketball team coached by Dean Smith. More than two decades later Stephenson, 42, is...
Thu Jun 14, 2012