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 takes in second Bobcats practice
Dean Smith was a popular man on Thursday. From his seat on the floor at mid-court, the former UNC coach took turns watching the Charlotte...
Thu Sep 30, 2010

Dean Smith visits Bobcats practice
Hall of Fame coach Dean Smith has showed up at Charlotte Bobcats training camp in one of his first public appearances since details emerged that...
Wed Sep 29, 2010

Gumbel: Dean Smith story "the one that got away"
Unlike some of his peers, Dean Smith never embarrassed his family like Rick Pitino or his program like John Calipari or himself and his school...
Thu Aug 19, 2010

James Worthy knew Dean Smith “was slowing down”
James Worthy understands if he might no longer receive a letter from Dean Smith every year. Smith has always regularly stayed in touch with the...
Sun Jul 25, 2010

Dean Smith was a master at playful sparring with reporters
Dean Smith loved to tip an interviewer off balance with his encyclopedic recall of something the reporter had written long ago. He kept dossiers on...
Sat Jul 24, 2010

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