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

David Thompson to open Hall’s doors for Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan had his pick. Dean Smith. Phil Jackson. Maybe even his good friend Charles Barkley. Each would have been an understandable choice to present...
Mon Sep 7, 2009

James McAdoo says he will play at UNC
James McAdoo said Sunday evening he'll play basketball at North Carolina. The 6-foot-8, 210-pound McAdoo, who is just beginning his junior year at Norfolk Christian,...
Mon Sep 7, 2009

Tar Heels alumni game overflows with special moments
With cameras flashes flickering from every angle of the pregame darkness, Roy Williams coaxed Dean Smith out of his seat and onto the floor. There...
Sat Sep 5, 2009

Alumni Game: Postgame Quotes + Audio
Antawn Jamison on Dean Smith: "Let's be honest: I don't think we all would be here if it wasn't for him. You can't put into...
Sat Sep 5, 2009

Lucas: On The Inside
On the inside, the players and coaches in the program consistently knew, every day they came to practice, that Dean Smith was doing it exactly...
Sat Sep 5, 2009

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