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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

Lebo flaunts UNC connection for clinic
Auburn basketball coach Jeff Lebo has reached into his past for a Hall of Fame lineup for the Auburn coaching clinic next month. Dean Smith,...

Hansbrough, Lawson To Return To Carolina In 2007-08
Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson will return to UNC next season instead of entering the NBA draft early. "I've definitely decided that I will be...

The 1957 Tar Heels: Part IV--the aftermath...and life beyond basketball
Following back-to-back nights of triple-overtime excitement, the players on the 1957 UNC basketball team just wanted to grab a beer and head to bed. Coach...

Roy Williams Earns Spot In Naismith Hall Of Fame
University of North Carolina men's basketball coach Roy Williams has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Williams is the eighth Tar...

'77 Heels couldn't win it for Dean
Former North Carolina coach Dean Smith eventually won two NCAA championships in his 36 seasons with the Tar Heels. But it wasn't until 1982 that...

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