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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Charlie Scott: 'It was more of a relief I didn't fail'Charlie Scott accepts his place in history, but he had no intention of becoming the first African-American to earn an athletic scholarship at North Carolina...
Tue Feb 22, 2011
Lee Dedmon enjoys seeing Dean Smith, 40-year NIT title reunionThe guest of honor didn’t make Saturday’s official celebration, but members of the 1971 UNC NIT championship team didn’t mind. Lee Dedmon was a starting...
Sun Feb 20, 2011
Tar Heels welcome back '71 team
North Carolina on Saturday welcomed back members of its 1970-71 team, a collection of players who still stake claim to being Dean Smith’s first national...
Sat Feb 19, 2011
More info from Coach Bill's conversation with Shabazz Muhammad's father
Tar Heel Times contributor Coach Bill (Twitter | Web siteSat Feb 19, 2011
Michael Jordan’s adopted hometown was a big part of his ascension
Maybe this kid from Wilmington, NC, had actually been held back by the constraints of Dean Smith’s and then Bob Knight’s tightly-disciplined offenses. Maybe the...
Fri Feb 18, 2011