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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Honoring DeanDean Smith motioned for the crowd to sit down as he entered Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday evening, but this was one time the Tar Heel...
Thu Jun 30, 2011
On a special night, Dean Smith’s cameo elevates the goose bumpsIt’s been 41 years since Charles Scott last played college basketball, 41 years since he was last under the direct command of Dean Smith. But...
Thu Jun 30, 2011
Naismith trinity
Old rivals Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski spent a few minutes side-by-side again Wednesday night with the late N.C. State women's basketball coach Kay Yow...
Thu Jun 30, 2011
Dean Smith, Coach K, Kay Yow honored by Naismith
Dean Smith slowly walked onto the stage, his arm held by Roy Williams, and sat next to Mike Krzyzewski. A few seats down was the...
Wed Jun 29, 2011
'Basketball gods would like' tonight's Naismith Award ceremony
The basketball legacies of the Triangle's three ACC schools come together tonight. Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, former North Carolina men's coach Dean Smith...
Wed Jun 29, 2011