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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It's a Heel of a museumWhen 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
D-League coach (and DQ owner) Joe Wolf on NBA's radar
Joe Wolf has a lot of the requisite qualities [of an NBA coach]. Not only was he influenced heavily by his four years of playing...
Fri Jan 18, 2008
Tar Heel Blue Chips
It’s very possible that North Carolina could be entering the greatest era in the history of the storied program. Is that too strong a statement?...
Fri Jan 18, 2008