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

Coaches Knight and Smith not exactly night and day
Bob Knight and Dean Smith share little in image or personal style, but their ideas on basketball often converged. Knight, poised to break Smith’s record...
Tue Dec 26, 2006

Bobby Knight Ties Dean Smith With 879th Victory
Bob Knight always will be known for his temper and guile, for throwing a chair and winning national championships. Now he's got the ultimate vindication...
Sun Dec 24, 2006

Bobby Knight no match for a man of Dean Smith's class
While Dean Smith, who retired in 1997, spent 36 years in Chapel Hill without even the hint of scandal, unless you count an amicable divorce...
Sun Dec 24, 2006

Roy, you’ve made us proud
The guy is good. Good to the point his name is mentioned with the all-time greats — Dean Smith, John Wooden, Mike Krzyzewski, Bobby Knight...
Fri Dec 22, 2006

Shadow Man
Dean Smith retired after guiding the Tar Heels to the 1997 Final Four. His 879 wins, three north of Adolph Rupp, remain the gold standard...
Thu Dec 14, 2006

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