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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Mike Krzyzewski ties Dean Smith at 879 career winsDuke coach Mike Krzyzewski reached 879 career victories Monday night by building a program, not just a team. Much like former North Carolina coach Dean...
Tue Dec 21, 2010
Coach K can catch Dean Smith's win record MondayThe focus of college basketball's biggest rivalry for the next 10 days will turn to numbers. Dean Smith won 879 games as North Carolina's coach,...
Mon Dec 20, 2010
The game that should've happened, didn't
As many times as I watched Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski coach against each other, the Duke vs. North Carolina game I most wanted to...
Mon Dec 20, 2010
Mike Krzyzewski appreciated Dean Smith's influence on his career
Mike Krzyzewski, Dean Smith's long-time rival, was in Philadelphia with Duke for an NCAA tournament regional and sent for Dave Hanners. "He wanted to tell...
Sun Dec 19, 2010
Video: Michael Jordan's NC Hall of Fame induction
Footage of Dean Smith and Michard Jordan at Jordan's induction into the North Carolina Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place during halftime of the...
Thu Dec 16, 2010