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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

Antawn Jamison discusses what made Dean Smith more than just a basketball coach
Back in 2020, former UNC star Antawn Jamison touched on what made Dean Smith a greater man than basketball coach. "It was more than about...

The important legacy of Lennie Rosenbluth
1957. That was the year Frank McGuire, Lennie Rosenbluth, and the rest of the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball roster went undefeated, including a...

Podcast: The Four Corners - Michael Norwood Interview
Former North Carolina basketball player Michael Norwood joins The Four Corners Podcast to recount his favorite memories at UNC, share stories about Dean Smith, Roy...

Chansky’s Notebook: The ‘Worthy Burger’ Days
When we opened Four Corners on Franklin Street in 1979, there was no NIL. Dean Smith was a partner, Phil Ford wasn’t paid for his...

UNC star Larry Miller at last will get his due in College Basketball hall of fame
Larry Miller was outstanding when UNC basketball needed it, when the Dean Smith otherwise might not have been able to hold onto his job. "If...

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