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's 1993 title run proved a pointIt’s safe to say New Orleans has a special place in the heart of former UNC coach Dean Smith. This is the city where the...
Thu Mar 29, 2012
When UNC and Georgetown had their March coming-out partyThe cavernous Superdome in New Orleans welcomed 61,612 fans, then the largest ever college basketball crowd, to watch Georgetown University play the University of North...
Wed Mar 28, 2012
Dean Smith’s work on display on both sides of regional final
As North Carolina’s coach for 36 years, Dean Smith retired in 1997 with college basketball’s career record for victories at 879, a mark that since...
Sun Mar 25, 2012
Grudge Match
North Carolina and Kansas trotted out offensive juggernauts the last time they played during the 2008 Final Four. This time, the Tar Heels and Jayhawks...
Sat Mar 24, 2012
Top 16 college basketball teams of all time: No. 4 North Carolina (1982)
North Carolina has had a lot of good teams. It has had great ones. But it has never had a group as good as the...
Sat Mar 24, 2012