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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Tar Heel Basketball Legend Larry Miller Dies At Age 79Larry Miller, a two-time ACC Player of the Year and ACC Tournament MVP and a 2022 inductee in the College Basketball Hall of Fame, died...
Mon May 12, 2025
Derrick Phelps Returns to Fordham as Men's Basketball Assistant CoachNew Fordham Men's Basketball Head Coach Mike Magpayo has made the first addition to his coaching staff, welcoming Derrick Phelps as an assistant coach. Phelps,...
Thu May 8, 2025
Ranking The Top 2 UNC Basketball Teams In Each Decade: 1960s
The 1967-68 North Carolina men's basketball team was truly outstanding in every way and was Dean Smith’s first team that approached greatness. They scored 86...
Thu May 8, 2025
Demolition Begins on Chapel Hill Gas Station Featuring Dean Smith Mural
Workers have begun the process of demolishing a Chapel Hill gas station that was home to a mural of the late UNC basketball coach Dean...
Thu Apr 17, 2025
Pulled pork for pinstripes: How the Tar Heels and Hornets became the best-dressed teams in sports
"Having Dean Smith on the phone asking me for new Tar Heels uniforms was like having god asking for new hallows for the arch angles,"...
Fri Apr 11, 2025