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

Chansky: 40 Years Of Firsts
On the 40th anniversary of Dean Smith's first championship, the ACC Tournament moving to Tampa has more than a few parallels to that memorable 1967...
Fri Mar 9, 2007

Toughest part still lies ahead
Dean Smith used to drive the media nuts by saying in October UNC's goal in basketball was to make the NCAA Tournament. This year, Roy...
Sun Feb 25, 2007

Cheers greet Smith
Hall of Fame basketball coach Dean Smith said he had goosebumps watching a highlight film on the video board prior to introductions of Kansas University’s...
Tue Feb 20, 2007

Smith’s return to Lawrence results in a colorful reaction
Dean Smith said he didn’t even think about the color of the sportcoat he wore Saturday. Smith, a Kansas graduate, was back at Allen Fieldhouse...
Tue Feb 20, 2007

Smith tops Wooden, Krzyzewski to win TBJ hoops coaches poll
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill legend Dean Smith, notching yet another victory, has come out on top in the latest TBJ poll, which...
Tue Feb 20, 2007

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