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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Kuiper’s 3-Pointer: UNC-MarylandIt was all North Carolina in this game. Maryland did not catch the Tar Heels looking ahead to their big match-up at Duke Saturday. It...
Thu Mar 1, 2012
Senior SpotlightAnyone who believes North Carolina will overlook Maryland on Wednesday in this season's final home game does not understand the importance of "senior night" at...
Tue Feb 28, 2012
On his 81st birthday, a look at UNC legend Dean Smith
Today marks UNC basketball coach Dean Smith’s 81st birthday. Smith coached the Tar Heels for 36 years prior to his retirement in 1997. During that...
Tue Feb 28, 2012
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