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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

Badgers finally get chance against Tar Heels
For the 2011 Big Ten/ACC Challenge, No. 7 Wisconsin is preparing to hit the road to brave the Dean Smith Center and tussle with No...

ACC preview: UNC and Duke see action Tuesday
Tennessee State (2-2) at North Carolina (3-0); When: 7:30 p.m.; Where: Chapel Hill, NC, Dean Smith Center; Fast break: The Tigers are coming off a...

Rating Dean The Best
I did not mind the well-deserved accolades for Mike Krzyzewski after he set the new victory record for Division 1 basketball coaches. What gave me...

Video: Dick Baddour interview
In a three-part interview, Jones Angell talks with recently retired athletics director Dick Baddour about his 45 years at Carolina, about student-athletes, Dean Smith, and...

Jacobs: K’s Record Evokes Memories Of Dean
That 1997 season, North Carolina’s Dean Smith achieved his 877th win, passing Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp to break a longstanding career record for coaching victories. Both...

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