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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10 best UNC basketball recruiting battlesNo one had ever seen a player of Rasheed Wallace’s size run the floor and possess the kind of jump shot he did at the...
Wed Nov 18, 2009
UNC basketball is reloaded and readyThe buzz around the Dean Smith Center is all about the talented stable of freshmen recruited to win and win now. But make no mistake:...
Mon Nov 9, 2009
A Long Way From the J.V. Team
When Roy Williams was growing up in western North Carolina, he figured he'd wind up working at a saw mill, like so many of his...
Mon Nov 9, 2009
Belmont Abbey faces tall task vs. Tar Heels
Rarely will Belmont Abbey College face longer odds in an athletic sporting event than Friday night when the Crusaders basketball team plays defending national champion...
Fri Nov 6, 2009
Roy Williams' roots in mountains
He coached the North Carolina Tar Heels to a second NCAA basketball championship in five years and now is mentioned in the same sentence as...
Wed Nov 4, 2009