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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Final Four to offer rare history lessonJohn Wooden gave us the basics of modern-day coaching. Dean Smith refined 'em. James Naismith, well, he simply invented basketball. Now the schools these greats...
Mon Mar 31, 2008
Final quartet is one for the agesThe survival of Kansas was a mixed blessing for Roy Williams, who still cares enough about the institution that gave him the opportunity to prove...
Mon Mar 31, 2008
Joe Holladay happy as a UNC assistant
By staying one of head coach Roy Williams' right-hand men for 15 seasons, Joe Holladay has displayed a longevity that is rare these days in...
Sun Mar 30, 2008
Pitino hoping to avoid '95 result
The building was a sea of blue. Deep blue. Kentucky blue. Full-throated Kentucky blue. Yeah, Birmingham's Civic Center wasn't a home court for Kentucky's Wildcats...
Sat Mar 29, 2008
Coach Smith, Cooke have fond memories of Yokley
As news of John Yokley's death reached Chapel Hill and beyond, former University of North Carolina head coach Dean Smith and Yokley's teammate Mike Cooke...
Sat Mar 29, 2008