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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Hot dish: Boss Hog's feeds Tar Heels coachesBilly Tripp, who cooks up ribs, barbecue and chicken at Greenville's Boss Hog's Backyard Barbecue, recently fed his Down East specialties to two of his...
Thu Jan 31, 2008
North Carolina Basketball Museum Set To OpenInside, Carolina fans will find an astounding collection of UNC artifacts, ranging from game balls to national championship trophies to letters from Dean Smith to...
Mon Jan 28, 2008
It's a Heel of a museum
When Dean Smith found out the NCAA did not supply enough watches to his team from the 1982 Final Four, the former North Carolina coach...
Sat Jan 26, 2008
It's all about the 'want-to'
Dean Smith always hated it when players were quoted as saying one team wanted it more than the other. Smith may have been right. He...
Wed Jan 23, 2008
Dean Smith has problems after surgery
Now the Hall of Fame coach, who will be 77 next month, Dean Smith is trying to stage another comeback -- from physical problems after...
Sat Jan 19, 2008