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

Special Halftime Honors HOFers Saturday
Fans attending Saturday's Carolina-Virginia basketball game, which tips off at 4 p.m. at the Smith Center, should be aware of a very special halftime ceremony...
Fri Feb 6, 2009

For ACC coaches, sustained success is no simple matter
Many qualities made Dean Smith a rarity among coaches, a stature he shares with Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and, perhaps, Roy Williams. Among the least...
Thu Feb 5, 2009

Who's on your ACC hoop 'Mount Rushmore?'
If Mount Rushmore had been commissioned to honor ACC basketball legends instead of former Presidents, who would replace George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abe Lincoln and...
Mon Jan 26, 2009

Rick Fox On Road To Washington
You probably already know about one Carolina Basketball connection to newly inaugurated President Barack Obama. But you might not have heard about the one involving...
Fri Jan 23, 2009

Big finish followed bad start
Former North Carolina basketball walk-on Webb Tyndall can't help but feel a bit of deja vu. Twelve years ago, he was part of another highly...
Thu Jan 15, 2009

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