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

Exclusive T.J. Yates interview
Former UNC quarterback T.J. Yates got a standing ovation at the Dean Smith Center during the Tar Heels game with Clemson. "It's awesome,” Yates said...
Wed Feb 22, 2012

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany Talks BCS, Expansion And His Memories Of Dean Smith
Coach Smith was just a great innovator, a great guy in terms of taking care of his players and really building a program. The thing...
Tue Feb 21, 2012

College Basketball's Mount Rushmore
Dean Smith - Spending his entire 36-year coaching career at North Carolina, Dean Smith led his team to 11 Final Fours during his tenure, two...
Mon Feb 20, 2012

ACC Weekend Preview, Feb. 17
Clemson at North Carolina: North Carolina has never lost at home to Clemson, winning all 55 meetings in Chapel Hill, including the last 24 in...
Fri Feb 17, 2012

Rick Brewer: Tar Heels Survive Four-Overtime Thriller in Superdome in 1976
For years Carolina teams were told to “sprint to the locker room” after games. Dean Smith wanted to his players off the court as quickly...
Tue Feb 14, 2012

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