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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Dean and K: Legendary Parallels (Part 5)Coach K has more wins at Duke than Dean Smith had at UNC in the same amount of time. The Tar Heel coach has a...
Sat Dec 13, 2008
Dean and K: Legendary Parallels (Part 3)For Dean Smith, the 1967 season changed everything. After five years of moderate success, the young coach finally put a powerhouse on the court. Starting...
Thu Dec 11, 2008
Hubert Davis: Carolina is good, but not unbeatable
Could Carolina go unbeaten? Is the Tar Heels basketball team on another tier of talent than the rest of the country? These questions...
Wed Dec 10, 2008
Dean and K: Legendary Parallels (Part 2)
Dean Smith replaced Frank McGuire after UNC’s 19-4 ACC regular-season championship in 1961. The ‘61 Tar Heels were on a one-year NCAA probation and, because...
Wed Dec 10, 2008
Dean and K: Legendary Parallels (Part 1)
The ACC has been blessed by the career accomplishments of two of college basketball’s greatest coaches. From the 1961-62 season and now into 2008-09, North...
Tue Dec 9, 2008