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

Lucas: UNC Basketball Mailbag March 27
Dean Smith always told us there were billions of people who didn't care that the game was being played; somehow that never hit home quite...
Tue Mar 27, 2007

Roy Williams almost missed '82 game vs. Georgetown
Roy Williams won't carry a lucky candy bar when North Carolina plays Georgetown today for the NCAA Tournament East Regional championship, but he has carried...
Sun Mar 25, 2007

Magical Meadowlands
The NCAA Tournament returned to the Meadowlands for a regional final for the 11th time this weekend. North Jersey has been a good path for...
Sun Mar 25, 2007

Carolina Runs Away from USC
It was one of the most memorable March moments. Michael Jordan hit a jumper with 17 seconds left and Georgetown's Fred Brown threw the ball...
Sat Mar 24, 2007

Heels' tired signal: fist and foremost
Gasping for air after a jarring dunk, forward Tyler Hansbrough thrust his right fist in the air as he passed the North Carolina bench in...
Fri Mar 23, 2007

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