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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
Dean Smith

UNC women cruise in preseason WNIT win
Cetera DeGraffenreid and Italee Lucas each scored 14 points and No. 4 UNC beat Western Carolina 90-56 on Friday night in the opening round of...

The Greatest Programs: #2 North Carolina
North Carolina’s all-time hoops roster reads like a who’s who in college basketball. Michael Jordan. Phil Ford. Walter Davis. Jerry Stackhouse. James Worthy. Bob McAdoo...

Dean Smith to receive Lapchick Character Award
Hall of Fame coaches Dean Smith, Pat Summitt and Lou Carnesecca will receive the inaugural Joe Lapchick Character Awards in a ceremony at Madison Square...

UNC fans saw legend unfold
Before Joe Montana broke a lot of North Carolina hearts Oct. 11, 1975, very few Carolina folks had ever heard of the Notre Dame quarterback...

Larry Brown's first Bobcats camp full of Carolina blue
Dean Smith's seat was directly at mid-court and a baby-blue sweater rested on his lap. Roy Williams, in a baby-blue polo shirt, sat to his...

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