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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
Dean Smith

Williams: Jason Capel working on 'signature'
During his years playing at North Carolina, Jason Capel played for coaches Bill Guthridge and Matt Doherty. Capel also had the chance to spend a...

ACC basketball capsules: weekend outlook
Appalachian State 4-5) at North Carolina (8-2) When: 6 p.m. Where: Chapel Hill, NC, Dean Smith Center (21,750) Fast break: Former Tar Heel Jason Capel brings...

Excerpt on Dean Smith From John Feinstein’s New Book
John Feinstein has a new book out titled One on One which recounts various stories from his interaction with some of the great coaches and...

Fedora Fired Up For Next Challenge
Larry Fedora is best known for an approach echoing that employed by both UNC basketball coaches, Roy Williams and Sylvia Hatchell. "As a football team,...

Poll: Dean Smith ranks highly among most popular North Carolinians
Although well known as a liberal Dean Smith gets good marks from Democrat (64/7), Republicans (58/12), and independents (49/8) alike. Smith does better than...

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