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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

Legendary ACC Team No. 23: 1968 North Carolina
Dean Smith’s first impressive run through the NCAA Tournament was followed by another. It was clear that the program he was building in Chapel was...

Legendary ACC Team No. 24: 1976 North Carolina
The 1976 North Carolina Tar Heels might as well have been considered America’s team. It had four players that would go on to win Olympic...

Legendary ACC Team No. 31 - Tie Between '77 Heels and '85 Jackets
If Dean Smith had waited a few more minutes before going into the four corners offense in the second half of the 1977 national championship...

Ex-UNC player goes from post to pulpit
It was 38 years ago, in the 1971 NIT, and North Carolina's hobbling Tar Heels needed a boost from their bench. When standout forward Dennis...

Monday: A Joyous Moment For UNC Sports
Not since James Worthy dunked repeatedly over Patrick Ewing and a freshman named Michael Jordan nailed a jump shot from the wing to hand Dean...

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