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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Tar Heels Top Kentucky, 75-63Wayne Ellington had 17 points and fellow freshman Brandan Wright added 16 to lead No. 7 North Carolina to a 75-63 victory over Kentucky on...
Sun Dec 3, 2006
Lucas: The Rampaging RhinocerosWrestle a hungry lion for the last piece of steak in the jungle. Wrap a hungry anaconda around my neck. Call Dean Smith "Dean-o" instead...
Sat Nov 25, 2006
Knight, for better or for worse
Bobby Knight got loud applause and cheers when he walked into a half-full arena before Texas Tech's game Tuesday with Arkansas-Little Rock. Had the game...
Tue Nov 21, 2006
Dean Smith Enters College Hoops Hall
Side by side, elbow to elbow, a pantheon of the game’s living legends gathered Sunday night to celebrate the new National Collegiate Basketball Hall of...
Mon Nov 20, 2006
Dean Smith part of founding Hall class
Dean Smith might be alone on this. The North Carolina coach can't understand why he's part of the select five to represent the inaugural class...
Sat Nov 18, 2006