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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From RDU to the HallThe saga of Roy Williams will be well-documented by the conclusion of the weekend. Many will report on his induction, noting his record, but stroll...
Fri Sep 7, 2007
Roy Williams ready for Hall's callRoy Williams braced himself in April for a phone call informing him he was not Hall of Fame ready, while his mentor Dean Smith wondered...
Thu Sep 6, 2007
Dean Smith shares in Roy Williams' run to Hall of Fame
Dean Smith still remembers a practice years ago when the Roy Williams-coached junior varsity team at North Carolina frustrated Smith's varsity squad with its stingy...
Thu Sep 6, 2007
Roy Williams praises Tar Heels legend for Hall of Fame success
Dean Smith, sitting alongside Roy Williams on Wednesday afternoon, continually shook his head. Smith, the legendary men’s basketball coach, agrees with just about everything Williams,...
Thu Sep 6, 2007
Lucas: Hall of Fame Links Smith And Williams Again
For about thirty minutes Wednesday afternoon, the Carolina basketball universe was perfectly in balance. Roy Williams and Dean Smith, together again--1,403 college basketball victories, 985...
Thu Sep 6, 2007