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 may not be Dean Smith, but he is North Carolina's leaderNorth Carolina coach Roy Williams scaled another mountain Monday night, winning his second national championship when the Tar Heels blew by Michigan State, 89-72, in...
Fri Apr 10, 2009
Dean Smith's scheme modernized by Roy WilliamsDean Smith's "system" worked in 1982, when the famed basketball coach guided North Carolina to the national championship. And it still works in 2009, as...
Thu Apr 9, 2009
Williams rules Tar Heel nation
In 36 years Dean Smith won two national titles as head coach of the University of North Carolina.
Roy Williams has duplicated that in just six...
Wed Apr 8, 2009
Lee Pace: RAMblings 4.7.09 - Franklin Street Frolic
At long last, I finally experience Franklin Street first-hand as the Tar Heels win a national basketball title. In 1977, I was a sophomore at...
Wed Apr 8, 2009
Circle of coaching greats must include Roy Williams
To Roy Williams, comparing him to Dean Smith is fighting words. “Roy Williams and Dean Smith don’t fit in the same sentence,” Williams said. “I’m...
Wed Apr 8, 2009