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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Strong Second Half Propels No. 1 Tar Heels Past Cavaliers, 79-69Tyler Hansbrough scored 18 points, freshman Brandan Wright added 16 and the top-ranked Tar Heels overcame a slow start to beat Virginia 79-69 on Wednesday...
Thu Jan 11, 2007
Buzz Peterson Interview: Part OnePeterson played for Dean Smith at UNC where he won a national championship. His roommate in college and his best man in his wedding was...
Fri Jan 5, 2007
Early on, Quakers had Tar Heels in upsetting situation
Once upon an era, it was a tradition unlike many others. At some point in the first half, North Carolina coach Dean Smith would send...
Fri Jan 5, 2007
Heels find a way to cool off Penn
As the Penn Quakers hit seven of their first eight shots, North Carolina coach Roy Williams, not quite happy with what he was seeing, did...
Thu Jan 4, 2007
No. 2 Tar Heels Overpower Quakers, 102-64
The way North Carolina is playing defense lately, its offense doesn't really need to reach triple figures to win games. Then again, these up-tempo Tar...
Thu Jan 4, 2007