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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Roy Williams, the “first person to discover Michael Jordan,” describes how UNC reacted to MJMichael Jordan fans know that he played for UNC, and most of them credit Dean Smith as the man who first mentored MJ. But apparently,...
Mon Jan 2, 2023
Pitt coach Jeff Capel finds North Carolina 'fascinating' in preparing for ACC home openerDating to his playing days at Duke, Jeff Capel is familiar with the UNC basketball program, so the Pitt coach marvels at how much the...
Thu Dec 29, 2022
Why Dorman's D.J. Geth signed with UNC football
For UNC football signee D.J. Geth, the Tar Heels have always been part of his family, dating back to when his father Ed Geth played...
Fri Dec 23, 2022
The revelations inside Hubert Davis' North Carolina office
Hubert Davis rises from his desk, all 6-foot-5 of him, and greets me with a smile that reaches his eyes. I had been told before...
Tue Dec 20, 2022
Lucas: New York Energy
Saturday was special even before Pete Nance drained a turnaround jumper to tie the score as the regulation buzzer sounded. It was magical after that...
Sat Dec 17, 2022