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

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

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 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...
Tue Jan 2, 2007

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