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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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...
Wed Jan 3, 2007
Williams still has Smith as best everOn 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...
Tue Jan 2, 2007
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...
Thu Dec 28, 2006
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...
Thu Dec 28, 2006
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...
Wed Dec 27, 2006