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 |
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Cheers greet SmithHall 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 reactionDean 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
UNC honors two title anniversaries
The loudest applause from the capacity crowd Saturday in the Dean Smith Center wasn't for the current crop of Tar Heels. Yes, North Carolina gave...
Sun Feb 11, 2007
A Tar Heel moment for the ages
At the end of a long blue line of North Carolina basketball royalty Saturday afternoon, Dean Smith was about to be introduced. Just before the...
Sun Feb 11, 2007