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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After dark period, things finally looking bright at Wake ForestWake Forest's Ishmael Smith vividly recalls his basketball team's humiliating defeat at North Carolina nearly two years ago. "Michael Jordan was at the game," Smith,...
Sat Jan 10, 2009
Patience with coaches often pays offWhen Dean Smith was hired to replace Frank McGuire as head basketball coach at UNC in 1961, he hadn't yet created his version of the...
Fri Jan 2, 2009
From the Vault: Carolina Kids
The Tar Heel newcomers—7-foot center Eric Montross, 6'10" power forward, Clifford Rozier, 6'8" small forward Pat Sullivan, 6'5" wing guard Brian Reese and 6'3" point...
Mon Dec 22, 2008
Somewhere, Shammond Williams And Rick Fox Are Smiling
Let this serve as a warning to any buildings considering inflicting pain and ill fortune upon the North Carolina basketball team: you might have your...
Mon Dec 22, 2008
Coby Karl: NBA coach's son a quick study
Coby said it would be a waste to not have learned from the people he's been around. "I've had the advantage of being around great...
Sun Dec 21, 2008