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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Hansbrough broke UNC's career scoring record the Carolina wayDuring the spring of 1977, North Carolina coach Dean Smith invited his star guard Phil Ford, who had just completed his junior season, into his...
Sat Dec 20, 2008
Broken Record Is Relief To UNCJust like that, the Dean Smith Center illuminated in a sea of flash bulbs going off at 7:28 p.m. Thursday night. The more than 21,000...
Sat Dec 20, 2008
Tyler Hansbrough sets mark in No. 1 UNC's 91-73 win
Phil Ford stood at midcourt, waiting for Tyler Hansbrough to take the microphone and address the home crowd. As the reigning national player of the...
Fri Dec 19, 2008
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