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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Tar Heels seek modern-era home win streak markWith a win today against Monmouth (3 pm, ESPNU), #5 North Carolina will have done something it hasn’t done since before Dean Smith was born...
Sun Jan 1, 2012
Historian takes readers back to ACC basketball's pastReturn with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when giants walked the earth: Everett Case of N.C. State, who brought the fast break,...
Thu Dec 22, 2011
Roy Williams awakens Super Barnes vs. Texas
There aren't any phone booths inside the mammoth Dean Smith Center on North Carolina's campus. So at least we know that Harrison Barnes didn't duck...
Wed Dec 21, 2011
Tar Heels keep it casual in victory over Colonels
North Carolina rolled through an extremely over-matched Nicholls State team tonight at the Dean Smith Center, toppling the Colonels 99-49 despite not playing especially well...
Mon Dec 19, 2011
No. 5 North Carolina 97, Appalachian St. 82
Tyler Zeller had 31 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 5 North Carolina past Appalachian State 97-82 on Saturday night. John Henson added 17...
Sat Dec 17, 2011