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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Roy Williams cementing his own legacyRoy Williams can't escape Dean Smith's presence. The legend's name is on the building. His bust is in the hallway. His picture and the lineage...
Thu Oct 29, 2009
Williams cementing his own legacyRoy Williams can't escape Dean Smith's presence. The legend's name is on the building. His bust is in the hallway. His picture and the lineage...
Wed Oct 21, 2009
Book Excerpt: Light Blue Reign
The 1968 season began just after Pat McGuire lost her battle to cancer in September, and Dean Smith was among the hundreds attending her funeral...
Tue Oct 13, 2009
Dean Smith attempted to integrate high school basketball
In fall 1949, Topeka High School Trojan player Dean Smith asked principal Buck Weaver to combine the [black and white] teams, but Weaver, who worried...
Sun Oct 11, 2009
Dissecting Sagarin's all-time college basketball rankings
2. North Carolina: The Tar Heels are Kentucky without the scandals. They have achieved decades of excellence under a variety of coaches, having won titles...
Mon Oct 5, 2009