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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Smith vs. Krzyzewski - Our staff weighs inThere is one thing missing in the current Duke vs. Carolina rivalry. It's Dean Smith. During an 11-year span from 1986, when Duke became a...
Sat Jul 11, 2009
Dean Smith still reignsDean Smith is 78 and hasn't coached a basketball game in more than 12 years. But we are reminded yet again this week of his...
Fri Jul 10, 2009
Dean Smith effigy site in danger
The historic 75-year-old Willow Oak where former coach Dean Smith was famously hanged in effigy 44 years ago outside Woollen Gym has suffered damage...
Thu Jul 9, 2009
Draft Deadline Past, '09-'10 Season Comes To Focus
Now we know. June is waning, and we can finally say with certainty which veterans will be on ACC men's basketball rosters for the 2009-10...
Sat Jun 27, 2009
Tar Heels lacked poise
If it's of consolation to disappointed North Carolina baseball fans, Dean Smith went to six basketball Final Fours and Roy Williams and Mike Krzyzewski each...
Sat Jun 20, 2009