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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

Who is the better coach...Bobby Knight or Dean Smith?
Dean Smith’s 879 wins came in five fewer seasons than Bob Knight’s 880. Knight’s three NCAA titles to Smith’s two isn’t a big enough difference...

Williams still has Smith as best ever
On the strength of Texas Tech's 70-68 victory over New Mexico on Monday, Bob Knight passed Dean Smith to become the winningest coach in the...

Knight set to surpass Smith
The torch will be passed as quietly as possible when Bobby Knight eclipses Dean Smith’s record for most NCAA Division I coaching wins for men’s...

Bobby Knight: Intimidate and belittle
Maybe we will see Bob Knight smile instead of snarl, acknowledge instead of attack, express humility instead of hostility when he passes Smith as the...

Knight's record-setter could have been much more
Bob Knight is closing in on victories that will be historic in scope but pyrrhic in nature. To understand the pyrrhic part, you need to...

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