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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

Chansky: Deja Carolina Blue
Carolina's placement in the NCAA Tournament is eerily familiar to 10 years ago, when the Tar Heels rolled to the Final Four in Dean Smith's...

Winston-Salem notebook: Knight wandering the streets?
A decade ago, Bob Knight was in town while Dean Smith tied the record for most career victories by an NCAA Division I men's basketball...

UNC's Dean Smith set an NCAA record in his last game at Joel
It's funny what you remember. On this date 10 years ago, North Carolina beat Colorado 73-56 at Joel Coliseum, and Dean Smith broke the college...

Reyshawn Terry finds game just in time
Roy Williams' Tar Heels needed something to counteract the Wolfpack's rally from 16 down to within a point with five minutes remaining. That something turned...

Wright Leads No. 8 Tar Heels Past Eagles In ACC Tournament Semis, 71-56
UNC is back in the championship game for the first time since 2001. The Tar Heels haven't won the ACC tournament since 1998, and their...

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