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

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...
Wed Apr 4, 2007

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...
Mon Apr 2, 2007

'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...
Thu Mar 29, 2007

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

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