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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

Video: Coach K discusses impact of Dean Smith
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski sits down with Jeff Gravley in the third of a three part series to discuss the impact of rival coach and...

Zeller, Henson lead UNC over UNC Asheville 91-75
North Carolina's top-ranked Tar Heels got 27 points from Tyler Zeller and 20 from John Henson, beating UNC Asheville 91-75 Sunday at the Bulldogs' new...

Bobby Cremins: North Carolina's Roy Williams deserves more credit for scheduling generosity
Dean Smith’s philosophy was to avoid playing non-conference games against in-state opponents, but Roy Williams doesn’t mind them as long as the games are in...

The implausible attempt to rank UNC’s point guards
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the greatest point guard of them all? That’s a popular question in Chapel Hill, where the Tar Heels...

USS Carl Vinson is a go for North Carolina - Michigan State game
In front of a Pacific sunset and with waves breaking nearby, UNC will start its basketball season and drive for a sixth national championship. North...

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