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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Michael Jordan's ArrivalToday, Michael Jordan is an icon. But in the early summer of 1980, “Mike” Jordan was just another young basketball player—his promise discerned by just...
Mon Nov 7, 2011
Larry Brown shares vast knowledgeLarry Brown will be the featured speaker at Harvard coach Tommy Amaker’s clinic on Sunday, and the arrangement seems vaguely sacrilegious. Since when does Dean...
Fri Oct 28, 2011
Dante Calabria joins Buzz Peterson’s staff at UNCW
The worst kept secret in Wilmington became official on Wednesday morning, when UNCW named Dante Calabria director of basketball operations. Calabria, 37, played for...
Wed Oct 19, 2011
UNCW adds former UNC player Dante Calabria
Former North Carolina player Dante Calabria has joined the UNC Wilmington staff as its director of basketball operations. UNCW officials announced Wednesday that the 37-year-old...
Wed Oct 19, 2011
Bubba Cunningham a good fit at UNC
North Carolina has its Bubba, and it also has its fit. Lawrence "Bubba" Cunningham is now the seventh athletic director in school history. Cunningham was...
Fri Oct 14, 2011