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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

Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Kay Yow to be honored
The list of possible attendees could make Wednesday's Naismith Awards ceremony in Raleigh's Memorial Auditorium a landmark event in North Carolina college basketball. Duke's Mike...

Rick Duckett lands job at Tennessee State
Rick Duckett, a Winston-Salem native and a former head coach at Winston-Salem State, has been named an assistant basketball coach at Tennessee State. Duckett, who...

David Glenn Chats With Al Wood, June 25
Among the topics they discussed: what it was like playing for legendary coach Dean Smith ; the connection between players in the North Carolina basketball...

Famous Tar Heels Golf for Children’s Causes
Dean Smith, Roy Williams and Woody Durham gathered Thursday morning for a buffet breakfast, a round of golf and to present a check for more...

Basketball and Rhymes: Former Tar Heels, current rappers
Chapel Hill has produced some of the greatest names in basketball history; Coach Dean Smith, Michael Jordan and James Worthy just to name a few...

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