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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College Basketball's Mount RushmoreDean 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. 17Clemson 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
Kobe Bryant cherishes Dean Smith letter
Dean Smith said he had heard how well Kobe Bryant had played against UNC’s Jerry Stackhouse and knew it was all but certain he would...
Mon Feb 13, 2012
ACC men’s basketball teams struggling at the box office
Wednesday night’s Duke-North Carolina game played out like a nationally televised infomercial for the drawing power of ACC men’s basketball. A delirious sell-out crowd was...
Fri Feb 10, 2012